Tilray Brands (NASDAQ:TLRY) & Vireo Growth (OTCMKTS:VREOD) Financial Survey

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.3% of Tilray Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Vireo Growth shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Tilray Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vireo Growth and Tilray Brands”s revenue, earnings per share 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	$915.45 million	0.41	-$121.40 million	($1.40)	-1.81

Vireo Growth has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Volatility & Risk

Vireo Growth has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tilray Brands has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Vireo Growth and Tilray Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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, indicating a potential upside of 133.20%. 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%

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.