Captor Capital (OTCMKTS:CPTRF – Get Rating) and NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ:NB – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Captor Capital and NioCorp Developments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Captor Capital | -35.22% | -35.62% | -22.96% |
| NioCorp Developments | N/A | -44.86% | -21.62% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Captor Capital and NioCorp Developments, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Captor Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| NioCorp Developments | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
3.2% of NioCorp Developments shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of NioCorp Developments shares are owned by company 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.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Captor Capital and NioCorp Developments’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Captor Capital | $26.12 million | 0.35 | -$11.53 million | ($0.21) | -0.82 |
| NioCorp Developments | N/A | N/A | $1.79 million | N/A | N/A |
NioCorp Developments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Captor Capital.
Summary
NioCorp Developments beats Captor Capital on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Captor Capital
Captor Capital Corp. engages in the manufacture and retail sale of cannabis products in the United States. It operates two dispensaries under the CHAI Cannabis Co. brand in Santa Cruz and Monterey, California, as well as operates an e-commerce site under the CHAI-brand. The company was formerly known as NWT Uranium Corp. and changed its name to Captor Capital Corp. in June 2017. Captor Capital Corp. was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Toronto, Canada.
About NioCorp Developments
NioCorp Developments Ltd. engages in the exploration and development of mineral deposits in North America. It owns and develops the Elk Creek niobium/scandium/titanium project that owns one 226.43-acre parcel of land and associated mineral rights, and an additional 40 acres of mineral rights, as well as an optioned land package that covers an area of 1,396 acres located in Johnson County, southeast Nebraska. The company was formerly known as Quantum Rare Earth Developments Corp. and changed its name to NioCorp Developments Ltd. in March 2013. NioCorp Developments Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.
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