HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP INC (HYFM)
NASDAQIndustrialsAgricultural - MachinerySnapshot 2026-10-29
$0.70-10.79%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NASDAQIndustrialsAgricultural - MachinerySnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Gross margin >= 20% in FY25: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 34% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 78% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskHYFM's case depends on recovery from falling revenue, not a proven growth engine. Revenue fell 40.9% year over year in Q2 FY2026; GAAP EPS was -2.23. The quarter's result is not recorded, and the company has no earnings yield. No valuation multiple or peer comparison is available in the desk. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 83%. Gross margin's FY25 comparison needs review, so a breach remains unverified. Our standing thesis is on watch; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. HYFM is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
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A consensus fair price across 0 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Drive high-quality revenue streams and improve profitability
Earnings miss indicates struggles in driving revenue and profitability.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
