Comparing INLIF (NASDAQ:INLF) & High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI)

INLIF (NASDAQ:INLF) and High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares INLIF and High Tide’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
INLIF	N/A	N/A	N/A
High Tide	-1.71%	-6.45%	-3.93%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for INLIF and High Tide, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
INLIF	0	0	0	0	0.00
High Tide	0	0	2	1	3.33

High Tide has a consensus target price of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 38.48%. Given High Tide’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe High Tide is more favorable than INLIF.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares INLIF and High Tide”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
INLIF	$15.80 million	0.86	N/A	N/A	N/A
High Tide	$381.22 million	0.78	-$3.19 million	($0.08)	-42.88

INLIF has higher earnings, but lower revenue than High Tide.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.5% of High Tide shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of High Tide shares are held by company 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.

Summary

High Tide beats INLIF on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About INLIF

INLIF Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the development of injection molding machine-dedicated manipulator arms. Its products include: Three-axis robot, Five-axis robot and bull head type manipulator. The company was founded on January 4, 2023 and is headquartered in Quanzhou, China.

About High Tide

High Tide Inc. engages in the cannabis retail business in Canada, the United States, and internationally. The company operates through Retail and Wholesale segments. It operates licensed retail cannabis stores; and provides data analytics services. In addition, the company manufactures and distributes consumption accessories. Further, it sells its products through online sales via e-commerce platform. The company offers its products under the Daily High Club, DankStop, FABCBD, GC, Nuleaf, Smoke Cartel, and Blessed CBD brands. The company was formerly known as High Tide Ventures Inc. and changed its name to High Tide Inc. in October 2018. High Tide Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.