PLAG vs. NXGL, MBOT, PIRS, ETAO, MTEX, AVTX, RDHL, AIH, HUGE, and EDSA
Should you be buying Planet Green stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Planet Green include NEXGEL (NXGL), Microbot Medical (MBOT), Pieris Pharmaceuticals (PIRS), ETAO International (ETAO), Mannatech (MTEX), Avalo Therapeutics (AVTX), RedHill Biopharma (RDHL), Aesthetic Medical International Holdings Group (AIH), FSD Pharma (HUGE), and Edesa Biotech (EDSA). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.
NEXGEL (NASDAQ:NXGL) and Planet Green (NYSE:PLAG) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
NEXGEL received 1 more outperform votes than Planet Green when rated by MarketBeat users.
Planet Green has a net margin of -76.86% compared to Planet Green's net margin of -77.19%. Planet Green's return on equity of -49.49% beat NEXGEL's return on equity.
NEXGEL has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Planet Green. NEXGEL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Planet Green, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, NEXGEL had 5 more articles in the media than Planet Green. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for NEXGEL and 1 mentions for Planet Green. Planet Green's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat NEXGEL's score of 0.21 indicating that NEXGEL is being referred to more favorably in the media.
2.2% of NEXGEL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Planet Green shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of NEXGEL shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.7% of Planet Green shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
NEXGEL has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Green has a beta of -0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 135% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
NEXGEL beats Planet Green on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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