Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI) & Ayr Wellness (OTCMKTS:AYRWF) Financial Survey

Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI) and Ayr Wellness (OTCMKTS:AYRWF) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Owens & Minor has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ayr Wellness has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Owens & Minor and Ayr Wellness, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Owens & Minor	4	0	3	1	2.13
Ayr Wellness	0	1	0	0	2.00

Owens & Minor presently has a consensus price target of $6.35, suggesting a potential upside of 119.34%. Given Owens & Minor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Owens & Minor is more favorable than Ayr Wellness.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Owens & Minor and Ayr Wellness”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Owens & Minor	$10.77 billion	0.02	-$362.69 million	($17.40)	-0.17
Ayr Wellness	$463.63 million	0.01	-$359.31 million	($2.67)	-0.01

Ayr Wellness has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Owens & Minor. Owens & Minor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ayr Wellness, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.0% of Owens & Minor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ayr Wellness shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Owens & Minor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Ayr Wellness shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Owens & Minor and Ayr Wellness’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Owens & Minor	-19.99%	95.57%	2.30%
Ayr Wellness	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Owens & Minor beats Ayr Wellness on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Owens & Minor

Owens & Minor, Inc. is a healthcare solutions company, which engages in the product manufacturing and delivery, home health supply, and perioperative services to support care through the hospital and into the home. It operates through the Products and Healthcare Services, and Patient Direct segments. The Products and Healthcare Services segment includes medical distribution, the outsourced logistics and value-added services business, and global products, which manufacture and source medical surgical products through the production and kitting operations. The Patient Direct segment includes the home healthcare business, Byram and Apria. The company was founded by Otho O. Owens and G. Gilmer Minor in 1882 and is headquartered in Henrico County, VA.

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.