Cyanotech (CYAN) Competitors

Akanda (NASDAQ:AKAN) and Cyanotech (NASDAQ:CYAN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, AKAN or CYAN?

Akanda has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cyanotech has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AKAN or CYAN?

Cyanotech received 128 more outperform votes than Akanda when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Akanda	N/A	N/A
Cyanotech	Outperform Votes 128 63.68%	Underperform Votes 73 36.32%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AKAN or CYAN?

Cyanotech has higher revenue and earnings than Akanda.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Akanda	$3.94M	0.21	-$11.66M	N/A	N/A
Cyanotech	$23.18M	0.10	-$3.44M	-$0.74	-0.45

Does the media refer more to AKAN or CYAN?

In the previous week, Akanda had 2 more articles in the media than Cyanotech. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Akanda and 1 mentions for Cyanotech. Cyanotech's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Akanda's score of 0.00 indicating that Akanda is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Akanda	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cyanotech	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate AKAN or CYAN?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Akanda	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Cyanotech	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AKAN or CYAN?

1.0% of Akanda shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Cyanotech shares are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of Akanda shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Cyanotech 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.

Is AKAN or CYAN more profitable?

Akanda has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Akanda's net margin of -20.52%. Cyanotech's return on equity of 0.00% beat Akanda's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Akanda	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cyanotech	-20.52%	-30.97%	-16.17%

Summary

Akanda beats Cyanotech on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.