Contrasting Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting) (NASDAQ:SNYR) & Curaleaf (OTCMKTS:CURLF)

Curaleaf (OTCMKTS:CURLF) and Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting) (NASDAQ:SNYR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Curaleaf and Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting), as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Curaleaf	0	1	1	1	3.00
Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting)	0	0	1	1	3.50

Curaleaf currently has a consensus target price of $6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 678.43%. Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting) has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 460.79%. Given Curaleaf’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Curaleaf is more favorable than Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting).

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Curaleaf and Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting)”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Curaleaf	$1.35 billion	0.39	-$281.20 million	($0.30)	-2.68
Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting)	$34.83 million	0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A

Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Curaleaf.

Profitability

This table compares Curaleaf and Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Curaleaf	-14.82%	-13.67%	-4.58%
Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Curaleaf shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting) beats Curaleaf on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Curaleaf

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. operates a cannabis operator in the United States. It operates through two segments, Domestic Operations and International Operations. The company offers flower, pre-rolls, flower pots, and dry-herb vaporizer cartridges; concentrates for vaporizing which includes pre-filled vaporizer cartridges and disposable vaporizer pens; and concentrates for dabbing, such as mints, distillate droppers, mints, topical balms and lotions, tinctures, lozenges, capsules, and edibles. It also provides hemp-based products and cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol and cannabigerol. In addition, the company engages in the cultivation, production, and sale of cannabis products through retail and wholesale channels. The company is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting)

Synergy CHC Corp. engages in the marketing and distribution of branded health and wellness products. The company was founded on December 29, 2010 and is headquartered in Westbrook, ME.