Green Thumb Industries (OTCMKTS:GTBIF – Get Free Report) and NeurAxis (NASDAQ:NRXS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Green Thumb Industries and NeurAxis, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Green Thumb Industries | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| NeurAxis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Green Thumb Industries currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 194.60%. NeurAxis has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 68.83%. Given Green Thumb Industries’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Green Thumb Industries is more favorable than NeurAxis.
Profitability
This table compares Green Thumb Industries and NeurAxis’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Green Thumb Industries | 10.48% | 6.03% | 4.09% |
| NeurAxis | -492.76% | N/A | -641.25% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.1% of Green Thumb Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of NeurAxis shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Green Thumb Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of NeurAxis 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.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Green Thumb Industries and NeurAxis”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Green Thumb Industries | $1.18 billion | 1.02 | $114.15 million | $0.54 | 11.31 |
| NeurAxis | $5.32 million | 18.19 | -$14.63 million | ($0.78) | -9.87 |
Green Thumb Industries has higher revenue and earnings than NeurAxis. NeurAxis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Green Thumb Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Green Thumb Industries has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NeurAxis has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Green Thumb Industries beats NeurAxis on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Green Thumb Industries
Green Thumb Industries Inc. manufactures, distributes, markets, and sells of cannabis products for medical and adult-use in the United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods. The company offers cannabis flower; processed and packaged products, including pre-rolls, concentrates, vapes, capsules, tinctures, edibles, topicals, and other cannabis-related products under the &Shine, Beboe, Dogwalkers, Doctor Solomon's, Good Green, incredibles, and RHYTHM brands. It distributes its products primarily to third-party retail customers and sells finished products directly to consumers in its own retail stores, as well as direct-to consumer delivery channel. Green Thumb Industries Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
About NeurAxis
NeurAxis, Inc., a medical technology company, focuses on developing neuromodulation therapies to address chronic and debilitating conditions in children and adults in the United States. It offers IB-Stim, a percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation system intended to be used in patients 11-18 years of age with functional abdominal pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome. The company sells its products to healthcare companies, including hospitals and clinics. The company was formerly known as Innovative Health Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to NeurAxis, Inc. in March 2022. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.
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