4basebio (4BB) Competitors

4basebio (LON:4BB) and Futura Medical (LON:FUM) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is 4BB or FUM more profitable?

4basebio has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Futura Medical's net margin of -299.73%. Futura Medical's return on equity of -66.35% beat 4basebio's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
4basebio	N/A	-97.29%	-35.08%
Futura Medical	-299.73%	-66.35%	-39.40%

Do analysts prefer 4BB or FUM?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
4basebio	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Futura Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 4BB or FUM?

Futura Medical has higher revenue and earnings than 4basebio. 4basebio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Futura Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
4basebio	£311K	440.32	-£6.28M	-£0.51	-2,096.08
Futura Medical	£1.70M	62.93	-£5.11M	-£0.02	-1,774.40

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 4BB or FUM?

Futura Medical received 186 more outperform votes than 4basebio when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
4basebio	N/A	N/A
Futura Medical	Outperform Votes 186 64.36%	Underperform Votes 103 35.64%

Does the media refer more to 4BB or FUM?

In the previous week, Futura Medical had 1 more articles in the media than 4basebio. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Futura Medical and 0 mentions for 4basebio. 4basebio's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Futura Medical'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
4basebio	Neutral
Futura Medical	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 4BB or FUM?

9.1% of 4basebio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of Futura Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 62.2% of 4basebio shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.9% of Futura Medical shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, 4BB or FUM?

4basebio has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Futura Medical has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Futura Medical beats 4basebio on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.