Jushi (OTCMKTS:JUSHF – Get Free Report) and ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
21.7% of Jushi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of ICU Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 23.1% of Jushi shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of ICU Medical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Jushi and ICU Medical, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Jushi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| ICU Medical | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2.89 |
Profitability
This table compares Jushi and ICU Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Jushi | -24.44% | N/A | -15.46% |
| ICU Medical | 1.39% | 7.91% | 4.17% |
Risk & Volatility
Jushi has a beta of -0.63, indicating that its stock price is 163% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICU Medical has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Jushi and ICU Medical”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Jushi | $262.91 million | 0.32 | -$68.59 million | ($0.34) | -1.22 |
| ICU Medical | $2.23 billion | 1.75 | $730,000.00 | $1.18 | 132.61 |
ICU Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Jushi. Jushi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICU Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
ICU Medical beats Jushi on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Jushi
Jushi Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated cannabis company, engages in the cultivation, processing, retail, and distribution of cannabis for medical and adult-use markets. The company offers flower, extracts, concentrates, edibles, oil, pre-rolls, tinctures, capsules, softgels, cannabis-infused gummies and ultra-premium chocolate, and topicals products, as well as vaporization devices and cartridges under The Bank, The Lab, Nira+ Medicinals, Sèchè, Tasteology, and Hijinks brands. It is also involved in the bulk wholesale of refined cannabinoids and terpenes. In addition, the company operates medical cannabis dispensaries under the BEYOND/HELLO, Nature’s Remedy, and NuLeaf brands. It markets its products to local dispensaries and large multi-state operators. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
About ICU Medical
ICU Medical, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells medical devices used in infusion therapy, vascular access, and vital care applications worldwide. Its infusion therapy products include needlefree products under the MicroClave, MicroClave Clear, and NanoClave brands; Neutron catheter patency devices; ChemoClave and ChemoLock closed system transfer devices, which are used to limit the escape of hazardous drugs or vapor concentrations, block the transfer of environmental contaminants into the system, and eliminates the risk of needlestick injury; Tego needle free connectors; Deltec GRIPPER non-coring needles for portal access; and ClearGuard, SwabCap, and SwabTip disinfection caps. The company provides IV therapy and diluents, such as sodium chloride, dextrose, balanced electrolyte solutions, lactated ringer's, ringer's, mannitol, sodium chloride/dextrose, and sterile water; and irrigation solutions comprising sodium chloride and sterile water irrigation, physiologic solutions, ringer's irrigation, acetic acid irrigation, glycine irrigation, sorbitol-mannitol irrigation, flexible containers, and pour bottle options. It offers infusion pumps under the Plum 360 and Plum Duo brands; ambulatory and syringe infusion hardware products; IV mediation safety software, including ICU Medical MedNet, an enterprise-class medication management platform; LifeShield and PharmGuard medication infusion safety software; hemodynamic monitoring products; anesthesia systems and devices, breathing circuits, ventilation, respiratory, and specialty airway products; temperature management solutions; anesthesia/pain management trays and components; and professional services. The company's customers include acute care hospitals, wholesalers, ambulatory clinics, and alternate site facilities, including outpatient clinics, home health care providers, and long-term care facilities. ICU Medical, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in San Clemente, California.
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