Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC – Get Free Report) and Ayr Wellness (OTCMKTS:AYRWF – 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 risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
99.3% of Phibro Animal Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ayr Wellness shares are held by institutional investors. 50.1% of Phibro Animal Health shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Ayr Wellness shares are held by company insiders. 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Phibro Animal Health and Ayr Wellness, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Phibro Animal Health | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.14 |
| Ayr Wellness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Phibro Animal Health and Ayr Wellness’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Phibro Animal Health | 6.35% | 37.14% | 8.57% |
| Ayr Wellness | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Phibro Animal Health and Ayr Wellness”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Phibro Animal Health | $1.30 billion | 1.04 | $48.26 million | $2.33 | 14.27 |
| Ayr Wellness | $463.63 million | 0.00 | -$359.31 million | ($2.67) | -0.01 |
Phibro Animal Health has higher revenue and earnings than Ayr Wellness. Ayr Wellness is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phibro Animal Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Phibro Animal Health has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ayr Wellness has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Phibro Animal Health beats Ayr Wellness on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Phibro Animal Health
Phibro Animal Health Corporation operates as an animal health and mineral nutrition company in the United States, Israel, Brazil, Ireland, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Animal Health, Mineral Nutrition, and Performance Products. The company develops, manufactures, and markets various products for food and companion animals including poultry, swine, beef and dairy cattle, aquaculture, and dogs. It also offers animal health products, such as antibacterials, anticoccidials, nutritional specialty, and vaccines and vaccine adjuvants for animal’s health and performance, food safety, and animal welfare; and engages in development, manufacturing, and marketing of microbial and bioproducts for various applications serving animal health and nutrition, environmental, industrial, and agricultural customers. In addition, the company develops, manufactures, and markets conventionally licensed and autogenous vaccine products, as well as adjuvants for animal vaccine manufacturers. Further, it provides formulations and concentrations of trace minerals, such as zinc, manganese, copper, iron, and other compounds to fortify the daily feed requirements of their livestock’s diets and maintain optimal balance of trace elements in animals. Additionally, the company offers specialty ingredients for personal care, industrial chemical, and chemical catalyst industries. It sells its animal health and mineral nutrition products through local sales offices to integrated poultry, swine, and cattle producers, as well as through commercial animal feed manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Philipp Brothers Chemicals, Inc. and changed its name to Phibro Animal Health Corporation in July 2003. Phibro Animal Health Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.
About Ayr Wellness
Ayr Wellness Inc. operates as a vertically-integrated multi-state cannabis operator that cultivates, manufactures, and retails cannabis products and branded cannabis packaged goods. It owns and operates a chain of cannabis retail stores under AYR, Liberty Health Sciences, and The Dispensary brand names. The company was formerly known as Ayr Strategies Inc. and changed its name to Ayr Wellness Inc. in February 2021. Ayr Wellness Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
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