Reviewing Hyperion DeFi (NASDAQ:HYPD) & Compass Diversified (NYSE:CODI)

Hyperion DeFi (NASDAQ:HYPD) and Compass Diversified (NYSE:CODI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hyperion DeFi and Compass Diversified”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hyperion DeFi	$1.40 million	43.49	-$45.31 million	($6.53)	-0.60
Compass Diversified	$1.87 billion	0.46	-$226.41 million	($2.17)	-5.23

Hyperion DeFi has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Compass Diversified. Compass Diversified is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyperion DeFi, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

25.8% of Hyperion DeFi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of Compass Diversified shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.5% of Hyperion DeFi shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Compass Diversified shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Hyperion DeFi and Compass Diversified’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hyperion DeFi	416.56%	-11.62%	-9.96%
Compass Diversified	-5.38%	-10.36%	-0.10%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Hyperion DeFi and Compass Diversified, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hyperion DeFi	1	1	2	0	2.25
Compass Diversified	1	2	3	0	2.33

Hyperion DeFi presently has a consensus price target of $9.82, indicating a potential upside of 150.64%. Compass Diversified has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 45.32%. Given Hyperion DeFi’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Hyperion DeFi is more favorable than Compass Diversified.

Risk & Volatility

Hyperion DeFi has a beta of 2.53, suggesting that its share price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Diversified has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About Hyperion DeFi

Eyenovia, Inc., an ophthalmic technology company, engages in the development of therapeutics based on its proprietary microdose array print platform technology. The company's product candidates include MicroPine, which is in Phase III clinical development program with indications for pediatric myopia progression (near-sightedness); MicroLine, which is in Phase III clinical development program with indications for the improvement in near vision in people with presbyopia; and Mydcombi, which is in Phase III clinical development program with indications for pharmaceutical mydriasis. It has a license agreement with Bausch Health Ireland Limited to develop and commercialize MicroPine in the United States and Canada; a license agreement with Arctic Vision (Hong Kong) Limited to develop and commercialize MicroPine, MicroLine, and Mydcombi in China and South Korea; and Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to develop and commercialize MicroPine, MicroLine, and Mydcombi. The company was formerly known as PGP Holdings V, Inc. and changed its name to Eyenovia, Inc. in May 2014. Eyenovia, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

About Compass Diversified

Compass Diversified is a private equity firm specializing in add on acquisitions, buyouts, industry consolidation, recapitalization, late stage and middle market investments. It seeks to invest in niche industrial or branded consumer companies, manufacturing, distribution, consumer products, business services sector, healthcare, safety & security, electronic components, food and foodservice. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in North America. It seeks to invest between $100 million and $800 million in companies with an EBITDA between $15 million to $80 million. It seeks to acquire controlling ownership interests in its portfolio companies and can make additional platform acquisitions. The firm prefer to have majority stake in companies. The firm invests through its balance sheet and typically holds investments between five to seven years. Compass Diversified was founded in 2006 and is based in Westport, Connecticut with an additional office in Costa Mesa, California.