Contrasting Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) & Fortress Biotech (NASDAQ:FBIO)

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) and Fortress Biotech (NASDAQ:FBIO) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Eli Lilly and Company and Fortress Biotech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eli Lilly and Company	33.53%	97.83%	23.23%
Fortress Biotech	163.32%	83.47%	42.98%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Eli Lilly and Company and Fortress Biotech, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eli Lilly and Company	1	3	25	1	2.87
Fortress Biotech	1	1	2	0	2.25

Eli Lilly and Company currently has a consensus price target of $1,313.43, suggesting a potential upside of 12.28%. Fortress Biotech has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 713.40%. Given Fortress Biotech’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fortress Biotech is more favorable than Eli Lilly and Company.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Eli Lilly and Company and Fortress Biotech”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eli Lilly and Company	$65.18 billion	16.89	$20.64 billion	$29.80	39.25
Fortress Biotech	$63.26 million	1.10	$6.82 million	$2.64	0.79

Eli Lilly and Company has higher revenue and earnings than Fortress Biotech. Fortress Biotech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eli Lilly and Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Eli Lilly and Company has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortress Biotech has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

82.5% of Eli Lilly and Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Fortress Biotech shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Eli Lilly and Company shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.5% of Fortress Biotech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Eli Lilly and Company beats Fortress Biotech on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eli Lilly and Company

Eli Lilly and Company discovers, develops, and markets human pharmaceuticals worldwide. The company offers Basaglar, Humalog, Humalog Mix 75/25, Humalog U-100, Humalog U-200, Humalog Mix 50/50, insulin lispro, insulin lispro protamine, insulin lispro mix 75/25, Humulin, Humulin 70/30, Humulin N, Humulin R, and Humulin U-500 for diabetes; Jardiance, Mounjaro, and Trulicity for type 2 diabetes; and Zepbound for obesity. It also provides oncology products, including Alimta, Cyramza, Erbitux, Jaypirca, Retevmo, Tyvyt, and Verzenio. In addition, the company offers Olumiant for rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, severe alopecia areata, and COVID-19; Taltz for plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and non-radiographic axial spondylarthritis; Omvoh for ulcerative colitis; Cymbalta for depressive disorder, diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain, generalized anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia, and chronic musculoskeletal pain; Ebglyss for severe atopic dermatitis; and Emgality for migraine prevention and episodic cluster headache. Further, it provides Cialis for erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia; and Forteo for osteoporosis. It has collaborations with Incyte Corporation; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Genentech, Inc.; Biologics, Inc., AbCellera Biologics Inc.; and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

About Fortress Biotech

Fortress Biotech, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops dermatology, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology products in the United States. The company markets dermatology products, such as Qbrexza a medicated cloth towelette for the treatment of primary axillary hyperhidrosis; Accutane capsules for severe recalcitrant nodular acne; Amzeeq for severe acne vulgaris; Zilxi, a topical foam; Exelderm cream and solution for topical use; Targadox an oral doxycycline drug for adjunctive therapy for severe acne; Luxamend; sulconazole nitrate cream and solution for tinea cruris and tinea corporis; and doxycycline hyclate tablet. It also develops late stage product candidates, such as intravenous Tramadol for the treatment of post-operative acute pain; CUTX-101, an injection for the treatment of Menkes disease; Cosibelimab for metastatic cancers; Olafertinib for the treatment of patients with EGFR mutation-positive NSCLC; CAEL-101 for the treatment of amyloid light chain amyloidosis; Triplex vaccine for cytomegalovirus; and DFD-29 for the treatment of rosacea. The company’s early stage product candidates include Dotinurad for gout; MB-106 for B-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma; MB-101 for glioblastoma; MB-108 for recurrent GBM; MB-109 for refractory glioblastoma; AJ201, an androgen receptor degradation enhancer; BAER-101, a positive allosteric modulator; MB-117 for newly diagnosed x-linked severe combined immunodeficiency; and MB217 for previously transplanted; and MB-110 for RAG1 severe combined immunodeficiency. Its preclinical product candidates comprise Mayo Clinic In Vivo CAR T Platform Technology; AAV-ATP7A gene therapy; AVTS-001 gene therapy; CK-103 BET inhibitor; CEVA-D and CEVA-102; CK-302, an anti-GITR; CK-303, an anti-CAIX; and oligonucleotide platform. The company was formerly known as Coronado Biosciences, Inc. and changed its name to Fortress Biotech, Inc. in April 2015. Fortress Biotech, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida.