USANA Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA – Get Rating) and Hero Technologies (OTCMKTS:HENC – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
52.6% of USANA Health Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of USANA Health Sciences shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Hero Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
USANA Health Sciences has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hero Technologies has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| USANA Health Sciences | $998.60 million | 1.23 | $69.35 million | $3.59 | 17.71 |
| Hero Technologies | N/A | N/A | -$3.42 million | N/A | N/A |
USANA Health Sciences has higher revenue and earnings than Hero Technologies.
Profitability
This table compares USANA Health Sciences and Hero Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| USANA Health Sciences | 6.94% | 16.92% | 12.15% |
| Hero Technologies | N/A | N/A | -457.02% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for USANA Health Sciences and Hero Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| USANA Health Sciences | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Hero Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
USANA Health Sciences currently has a consensus price target of $52.75, suggesting a potential downside of 17.03%. Given USANA Health Sciences’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe USANA Health Sciences is more favorable than Hero Technologies.
Summary
USANA Health Sciences beats Hero Technologies on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About USANA Health Sciences
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. develops and manufactures nutritional, personal care and weight-management products. It operates under the following segments: USANA Nutritionals, USANA Foods, Personal Care and Skincare, and All Other. The firm’s brands include Procosa and MagneCal D. The company was founded by Myron W. Wentz in September 1992 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.
About Hero Technologies
Hero Technologies, Inc. engages in the exploration, production, and development of oil and gas properties. It focuses on Australia’s Cooper Basin, which is located in State of South Australia. The company was founded on May 14, 2004 and is headquartered in Dover, DE.
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