NexGel (NXGL) Competitors

NexGel (NASDAQ:NXGL) and Nutriband (NASDAQ:NTRB) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NXGL or NTRB?

2.2% of NexGel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Nutriband shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of NexGel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.1% of Nutriband shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NXGL or NTRB more profitable?

NexGel has a net margin of -25.02% compared to Nutriband's net margin of -415.93%. NexGel's return on equity of -49.37% beat Nutriband's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NexGel	-25.02%	-49.37%	-25.68%
Nutriband	-415.93%	-68.25%	-60.40%

Which has more volatility and risk, NXGL or NTRB?

NexGel has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nutriband has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to NXGL or NTRB?

In the previous week, NexGel had 3 more articles in the media than Nutriband. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for NexGel and 6 mentions for Nutriband. Nutriband's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat NexGel's score of 0.11 indicating that Nutriband is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NexGel	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Nutriband	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate NXGL or NTRB?

Nutriband has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 97.87%. Given Nutriband's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nutriband is more favorable than NexGel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NexGel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Nutriband	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NXGL or NTRB?

NexGel has higher revenue and earnings than Nutriband. Nutriband is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NexGel, 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
NexGel	$8.69M	2.26	-$3.28M	-$0.40	-6.08
Nutriband	$2.14M	34.23	-$10.48M	-$0.90	-7.30

Summary

NexGel and Nutriband tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.