Enveric Biosciences (NASDAQ:ENVB) and LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Enveric Biosciences and LightPath Technologies' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Enveric Biosciences | -19.34% | -58.42% | -25.44% |
LightPath Technologies | 6.33% | 7.46% | 5.42% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Enveric Biosciences and LightPath Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Enveric Biosciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
LightPath Technologies | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
LightPath Technologies has a consensus price target of $5.1667, indicating a potential upside of 90.65%. Given LightPath Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LightPath Technologies is more favorable than Enveric Biosciences.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Enveric Biosciences and LightPath Technologies' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Enveric Biosciences | $39.92 million | 1.16 | $-5,600,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
LightPath Technologies | $34.97 million | 2.03 | $870,000.00 | $0.03 | 90.33 |
LightPath Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Enveric Biosciences.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.8% of Enveric Biosciences shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of LightPath Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Enveric Biosciences shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of LightPath Technologies 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.
Risk & Volatility
Enveric Biosciences has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LightPath Technologies has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
LightPath Technologies beats Enveric Biosciences on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.