Emmaus Life Sciences (OTCMKTS:EMMA) and Caladrius Biosciences (NASDAQ:CLBS) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Emmaus Life Sciences and Caladrius Biosciences, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Emmaus Life Sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Caladrius Biosciences | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Caladrius Biosciences has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 553.59%. Given Caladrius Biosciences' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Caladrius Biosciences is more favorable than Emmaus Life Sciences.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Emmaus Life Sciences and Caladrius Biosciences' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Emmaus Life Sciences | $1.32 million | 48.24 | $-2,370,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Caladrius Biosciences | N/A | N/A | $-19,360,000.00 | ($1.88) | -0.81 |
Emmaus Life Sciences has higher revenue and earnings than Caladrius Biosciences.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.1% of Emmaus Life Sciences shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.0% of Caladrius Biosciences shares are held by institutional investors. 36.9% of Emmaus Life Sciences shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Caladrius Biosciences 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.
Profitability
This table compares Emmaus Life Sciences and Caladrius Biosciences' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Emmaus Life Sciences | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Caladrius Biosciences | N/A | -68.33% | -57.61% |
Volatility & Risk
Emmaus Life Sciences has a beta of 2.34, indicating that its stock price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caladrius Biosciences has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Emmaus Life Sciences beats Caladrius Biosciences on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.