CVR Medical (OTCMKTS:CRRVF – Get Rating) and NEXGEL (NASDAQ:NXGL – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for CVR Medical and NEXGEL, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CVR Medical | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| NEXGEL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Volatility & Risk
Profitability
This table compares CVR Medical and NEXGEL’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CVR Medical | N/A | N/A | -4,885.94% |
| NEXGEL | -163.84% | -45.75% | -32.13% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares CVR Medical and NEXGEL’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CVR Medical | N/A | N/A | -$1.82 million | ($0.02) | N/A |
| NEXGEL | $2.05 million | 7.14 | -$4.75 million | ($0.67) | -3.90 |
CVR Medical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NEXGEL. NEXGEL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVR Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
1.9% of NEXGEL shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of NEXGEL shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
CVR Medical beats NEXGEL on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CVR Medical
CVR Medical Corp. is a healthcare company that operates in the medical device industry focused on the commercialization of its Carotid Stenotic Scan (CSS). Its CSS device is a diagnostic tool that encompasses subsonic, infrasonic and low frequency sound wave analysis technology, which is designed to detect and measure carotid arterial stenosis. The company was founded on December 10, 1980 and is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada.
About NEXGEL
NEXGEL, Inc. manufactures high water content, electron beam cross-linked, and aqueous polymer hydrogels and gels. Its products are used for wound care, medical diagnostics, transdermal drug delivery, and cosmetics. The company was formerly known as AquaMed Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to NEXGEL, Inc. in November 2019. NEXGEL, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
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