Capricor Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CAPR – Get Free Report) and Glucose Health (OTCMKTS:GLUC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Capricor Therapeutics and Glucose Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Capricor Therapeutics | N/A | -71.00% | -56.13% |
| Glucose Health | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Volatility & Risk
Capricor Therapeutics has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glucose Health has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Capricor Therapeutics | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Glucose Health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Capricor Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $40.82, suggesting a potential upside of 40.95%. Given Capricor Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Capricor Therapeutics is more favorable than Glucose Health.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
21.7% of Capricor Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Capricor Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Capricor Therapeutics and Glucose Health”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Capricor Therapeutics | $22.27 million | 59.45 | -$40.47 million | ($1.80) | -16.09 |
| Glucose Health | $380,000.00 | 11.57 | -$320,000.00 | ($0.03) | -7.17 |
Glucose Health has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Capricor Therapeutics. Capricor Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glucose Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Capricor Therapeutics beats Glucose Health on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Capricor Therapeutics
Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAPR) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class biological therapeutics for the treatment of rare disorders. Capricor’s lead candidate, CAP-1002, is an allogeneic cell therapy that is currently in clinical development for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Capricor has also established itself as one of the leading companies investigating the field of extracellular vesicles and is exploring the potential of CAP-2003, a cell-free, exosome-based candidate, to treat a variety of disorders.
About Glucose Health
Glucose Health, Inc. engages in the formulation, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of soluble fiber infused nutritional beverages. It offers soluble fiber infused powdered iced tea, and flavored drink mixes for pre-diabetic and diabetic persons under the GLUCODOWN brand in North America. The company was formerly known as Bio-Solutions Corp. and changed its name to Glucose Health, Inc. in November 2014. Glucose Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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