Head-To-Head Comparison: Resonate Blends (OTCMKTS:KOAN) vs. Perrigo (NYSE:PRGO)

Perrigo (NYSE:PRGO) and Resonate Blends (OTCMKTS:KOAN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.9% of Perrigo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Resonate Blends shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Perrigo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 50.0% of Resonate Blends shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Perrigo and Resonate Blends’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perrigo	-1.21%	9.16%	4.07%
Resonate Blends	-119.97%	N/A	-145.48%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Perrigo and Resonate Blends, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perrigo	2	4	1	0	1.86
Resonate Blends	0	0	0	0	0.00

Perrigo presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 63.68%. Given Perrigo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Perrigo is more favorable than Resonate Blends.

Volatility & Risk

Perrigo has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Resonate Blends has a beta of 3.83, indicating that its share price is 283% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Perrigo and Resonate Blends”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perrigo	$4.37 billion	0.42	-$171.80 million	($0.38)	-35.37
Resonate Blends	$1.90 million	0.65	-$2.13 million	($0.01)	-0.46

Resonate Blends has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Perrigo. Perrigo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resonate Blends, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Perrigo beats Resonate Blends on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Perrigo

Perrigo Company plc provides over-the-counter health and wellness solutions to enhance individual well-being in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Consumer Self-Care Americas and Consumer Self-Care International segments. The company develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes self-care consumer products, such as upper respiratory products, including cough suppressants, expectorants, and sinus and allergy relief; nutrition products consisting of infant formulas and nutritional beverages; digestive health products, including antacids, anti-diarrheal, and anti-heartburn; pain and sleep-aids products comprising pain relievers and fever reducers; and oral care products, which include toothbrushes, toothbrush replacement heads, floss, flossers, whitening products, and toothbrush covers. It also offers healthy lifestyle products, such as smoking cessation, well-being, and weight management products; skin care products consisting of dermatological care, scar management, lice treatment, and other products for various skin conditions; women's health products comprising feminine hygiene and contraceptives; vitamins, minerals, and supplements; rare diseases business; and other miscellaneous self-care products. The company sells its products under the Compeed, Dr. Fresh, Firefly, Good Sense, Good Start, Mederma, Nasonex, Plackers, Prevacid24HR, REACH, Rembrandt, Steripod, Opill, Solpadeine, Coldrex, Physiomer, NiQuitin, ACO, ellaOne, Compeed Stops, XLS, Arterin, Davitamon, Apiserum, Abtei, and Nicorette brands. It also offers contract manufacturing services. The company sells its products through retail drug, supermarket, and mass merchandise chains; e-commerce stores; wholesalers; pharmacies; drug and grocery retailers; and para-pharmacies. The company was formerly known as Perrigo Company and changed its name to Perrigo Company plc in December 2013. Perrigo Company plc was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

About Resonate Blends

Resonate Blends, Inc., a cannabis holding company, provides cannabis wellness lifestyle products. The company offers Calm to quiet the mind and ease into a gentle sense of wellbeing; Wonder, a THC offering to bring back the youthful sense; Love to reduce barriers to intimacy, stimulate personal connections, and increase tactile sensation; Create to stimulate senses, spark imagination, and channel inner muse; Play to become fully immersed in the moment and the people around; Delight to open up senses; and Sleep for helping to fall asleep. The company was formerly known as Textmunication Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Resonate Blends, Inc. in December 2019. Resonate Blends, Inc. is based in Calabasas, California.