TerrAscend (OTCMKTS:TSNDF) & FitLife Brands (NASDAQ:FTLF) Head-To-Head Survey

FitLife Brands (NASDAQ:FTLF) and TerrAscend (OTCMKTS:TSNDF) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares FitLife Brands and TerrAscend’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FitLife Brands	9.57%	19.55%	10.51%
TerrAscend	-42.72%	-18.32%	-4.36%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.3% of FitLife Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.8% of TerrAscend shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.4% of FitLife Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.2% of TerrAscend shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for FitLife Brands and TerrAscend, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FitLife Brands	0	2	2	0	2.50
TerrAscend	0	1	0	2	3.33

FitLife Brands presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.63%. Given FitLife Brands’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FitLife Brands is more favorable than TerrAscend.

Risk and Volatility

FitLife Brands has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TerrAscend has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares FitLife Brands and TerrAscend”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FitLife Brands	$64.47 million	2.07	$8.98 million	$0.57	24.96
TerrAscend	$306.68 million	0.59	-$80.23 million	($0.41)	-1.44

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

Summary

FitLife Brands beats TerrAscend on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FitLife Brands

FitLife Brands, Inc. provides nutritional supplements for health-conscious consumers in the United States and internationally. The company provides weight loss, sports nutrition, and general health products; sports nutrition products; weight loss and sports nutrition products; sports nutrition and general wellness formulations with an emphasis on natural, vegan, and organic ingredients; and male health and weight loss products, as well as other diet, health, and sports nutrition supplements and related products; and value-oriented sports nutrition and weight loss products. It offers MRC products which includes general health supplements; and natural skincare and beauty products. In addition, it markets its products under the brand names of NDS Nutrition, PMD Sports, SirenLabs, CoreActive, Nutrology, Metis Nutrition, iSatori, BioGenetic Laboratories, Energize, Dr. Tobias, All-Natural Advice, and Maritime Naturals through franchised stores, as well as through retail locations, which include specialty, mass, and online. The company was formerly known as Bond Laboratories, Inc. and changed its name to FitLife Brands, Inc. in September 2013. FitLife Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

About TerrAscend

TerrAscend Corp. cultivates, processes, and sells medical and adult use cannabis in Canada and the United States. The company produces and distributes hemp-derived wellness products to retail locations; and manufactures vaporizables, concentrates, topicals, tinctures and edibles. It also operates retail dispensaries under the Apothecarium and State Flower brand names. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.