Head to Head Analysis: Vireo Growth (OTCMKTS:VREOD) & Tilray Brands (NASDAQ:TLRY)

Vireo Growth (OTCMKTS:VREOD) and Tilray Brands (NASDAQ:TLRY) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vireo Growth and Tilray Brands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vireo Growth	$268.77 million	1.68	-$68.11 million	($3.30)	-3.02
Tilray Brands	$210.48 million	2.05	-$121.40 million	($1.40)	-2.09

Vireo Growth has higher revenue and earnings than Tilray Brands. Vireo Growth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tilray Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.4% of Tilray Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Vireo Growth shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Tilray Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Vireo Growth and Tilray Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vireo Growth	1	0	0	0	1.00
Tilray Brands	2	2	3	1	2.38

Tilray Brands has a consensus price target of $5.90, suggesting a potential upside of 102.05%. Given Tilray Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tilray Brands is more favorable than Vireo Growth.

Profitability

This table compares Vireo Growth and Tilray Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vireo Growth	-23.37%	-19.76%	-7.15%
Tilray Brands	-16.91%	-10.39%	-7.38%

Volatility and Risk

Vireo Growth has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tilray Brands has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tilray Brands beats Vireo Growth on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vireo Growth

Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc. operates as a cannabis company in the United States. The company cultivates, processes, and distributes medical and adult-use cannabis products. It sells cannabis products through its network of Green Goods and other Goodness Growth branded retail dispensaries and third-party dispensaries in Maryland, Minnesota, and New York. The company was formerly known as Vireo Health International Inc. and changed its name to Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc. in June 2021. Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About Tilray Brands

Tilray, Inc. engages in the research, cultivation, processing, and distribution of medical cannabis. The company offers its products in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, and South Africa. Tilray, Inc. is headquartered in Canada.