BeyondSpring (NASDAQ:BYSI – Get Rating) and Earth Science Tech (OTCMKTS:ETST – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
15.3% of BeyondSpring shares are held by institutional investors. 29.3% of BeyondSpring shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.9% of Earth Science Tech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
BeyondSpring has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Earth Science Tech has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BeyondSpring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Earth Science Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
BeyondSpring presently has a consensus price target of $1.25, indicating a potential upside of 3.31%. Given BeyondSpring’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BeyondSpring is more favorable than Earth Science Tech.
Profitability
This table compares BeyondSpring and Earth Science Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BeyondSpring | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Earth Science Tech | N/A | N/A | -38.82% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares BeyondSpring and Earth Science Tech’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BeyondSpring | $1.35 million | 34.88 | -$33.28 million | N/A | N/A |
| Earth Science Tech | $50,000.00 | 253.48 | $3.17 million | N/A | N/A |
Earth Science Tech has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BeyondSpring.
Summary
BeyondSpring beats Earth Science Tech on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BeyondSpring
BeyondSpring, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of immuno-oncology cancer therapies. It operates through the Plinabulin Pipeline and TPD Platform segments. The Plinabulin Pipeline segment focuses on the development of cancer therapies. The TPD Platform segment engages in the development of therapeutic agents and discover chemical entities. The company was founded by Lan Huang and Lin Qing Jia in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
About Earth Science Tech
Earth Science Tech, Inc. focuses on health and wellness industry. It operates men's health telemedicine platform under brand Peak name; and operates pharmacy. The company offers supplements and topicals products. The company was formerly known as Ultimate Novelty Sports, Inc. and changed its name to Earth Science Tech, Inc. in March 2014. Earth Science Tech, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Doral, Florida.
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