Head to Head Contrast: Sharps Technology (NASDAQ:STSS) vs. FitLife Brands (NASDAQ:FTLF)

Sharps Technology (NASDAQ:STSS) and FitLife Brands (NASDAQ:FTLF) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Sharps Technology and FitLife Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sharps Technology	N/A	-84.26%	-79.52%
FitLife Brands	9.57%	19.55%	10.51%

Risk and Volatility

Sharps Technology has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FitLife Brands has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Sharps Technology and FitLife Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sharps Technology	1	0	0	0	1.00
FitLife Brands	0	2	2	0	2.50

FitLife Brands has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.48%. Given FitLife Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FitLife Brands is more favorable than Sharps Technology.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.2% of Sharps Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of FitLife Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Sharps Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of FitLife Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sharps Technology and FitLife Brands”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sharps Technology	N/A	N/A	-$9.30 million	($831.83)	0.00
FitLife Brands	$64.47 million	2.26	$8.98 million	$0.57	27.18

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

Summary

FitLife Brands beats Sharps Technology on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sharps Technology

Sharps Technology, Inc., a medical device company, researches, designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells safety syringe products in the United States. It offers Sharps Provensa, an ultra-low waste space syringe for the administration of various vaccines and injectable medications. Sharps Technology, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Melville, New York.

About FitLife Brands

FitLife Brands, Inc. provides nutritional supplements for health-conscious consumers in the United States and internationally. The company provides weight loss, sports nutrition, and general health products; sports nutrition products; weight loss and sports nutrition products; sports nutrition and general wellness formulations with an emphasis on natural, vegan, and organic ingredients; and male health and weight loss products, as well as other diet, health, and sports nutrition supplements and related products; and value-oriented sports nutrition and weight loss products. It offers MRC products which includes general health supplements; and natural skincare and beauty products. In addition, it markets its products under the brand names of NDS Nutrition, PMD Sports, SirenLabs, CoreActive, Nutrology, Metis Nutrition, iSatori, BioGenetic Laboratories, Energize, Dr. Tobias, All-Natural Advice, and Maritime Naturals through franchised stores, as well as through retail locations, which include specialty, mass, and online. The company was formerly known as Bond Laboratories, Inc. and changed its name to FitLife Brands, Inc. in September 2013. FitLife Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.