Head to Head Contrast: Nutriband (NASDAQ:NTRB) & Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer (OTCMKTS:SHWGF)

Nutriband (NASDAQ:NTRB) and Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer (OTCMKTS:SHWGF) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Nutriband and Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nutriband	-252.90%	-73.13%	-57.85%
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

19.7% of Nutriband shares are held by institutional investors. 43.2% of Nutriband shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nutriband and Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nutriband	$2.08 million	13.82	-$4.48 million	($0.67)	-5.48
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer	$2.02 billion	N/A	$404.68 million	N/A	N/A

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer has higher revenue and earnings than Nutriband.

Risk & Volatility

Nutriband has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Nutriband and Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nutriband	0	0	0	0	N/A
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer	0	0	1	0	3.00

Summary

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer beats Nutriband on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nutriband

Nutriband Inc. develops a portfolio of transdermal pharmaceutical products. Its lead product in development is AVERSA fentanyl, an abuse deterrent fentanyl transdermal system that provides clinicians and patients with an extended-release transdermal fentanyl product for use in managing chronic pain requiring around the clock opioid therapy. The company also develops other products, which include AVERSA buprenorphine and AVERSA methylphenidate; exenatide for type 2 diabetes; and follicle stimulating hormone for infertility. It has a license agreement with Rambam Med-Tech Ltd. for the development of the RAMBAM Closed System Transfer Devices; and Kindeva Drug Delivery, L.P. to develop AVERSAL Fentanyl based on its proprietary AVERSAL abuse deterrent transdermal technology. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

About Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Company Limited engages in the research and development, production, wholesale, and sale of medical devices in the People's Republic of China. It operates through Medical Device Products, Orthopaedic Products, Interventional Products, Pharma Packaging Products, Blood Management Products, and Others segments. The company offers vascular and non-vascular access infusion devices, infusion sets, syringes, puncture needles, specialized single-use clinical collection kits, digital products for clinical care, digestive nutrition, and primary care products; and general anesthesia consumables, local anesthesia consumables, anesthesia auxiliary consumables, ICU equipment, open and minimally invasive surgical equipment, wound healing dressings, wound suture, wound cleaning, and nonvascular catheter supporting extracorporeal devices. It also provides blood collection, irradiation, storage, separation, and sterilization products; blood collection and blood glucose testing devices; trauma, spinal implant, artificial joints, sports injury, soft tissue repair, reconstruction implant, orthopedic filling, and orthopedic related surgical tools; tumor intervention, vascular intervention, and interventional imaging; and prefilled syringes and pre-filled flush syringes. In addition, the company engages in the manufacturing of implantation materials and artificial organs; medical PVC granules, plastic packing bags, and carton boxes; industrial automatic equipment and parts; molds; hemodialysis equipment; and X-ray based irradiation machines. Further, it is involved in the finance leasing and factoring business; provision of asset management, enterprise consulting, enterprise management advisory services, logistics and storage, and computer technical services; and sale of electronic products. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Weihai, the People's Republic of China.