Head to Head Survey: Newron Pharmaceuticals (OTCMKTS:NWPHF) vs. Tenax Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TENX)

Newron Pharmaceuticals (OTCMKTS:NWPHF) and Tenax Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TENX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Newron Pharmaceuticals and Tenax Therapeutics’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Newron Pharmaceuticals	$6.82 million	22.30	-$17.63 million	N/A	N/A
Tenax Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	-$7.71 million	N/A	N/A

Tenax Therapeutics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Newron Pharmaceuticals.

Risk and Volatility

Newron Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenax Therapeutics has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Newron Pharmaceuticals and Tenax Therapeutics, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Newron Pharmaceuticals	0	0	0	0	N/A
Tenax Therapeutics	0	0	1	0	3.00

Tenax Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $480.00, indicating a potential upside of 13,693.10%. Given Tenax Therapeutics’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tenax Therapeutics is more favorable than Newron Pharmaceuticals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.7% of Tenax Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Tenax Therapeutics 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.

Profitability

This table compares Newron Pharmaceuticals and Tenax Therapeutics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Newron Pharmaceuticals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tenax Therapeutics	N/A	-65.79%	-58.31%

Summary

Tenax Therapeutics beats Newron Pharmaceuticals on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Newron Pharmaceuticals

Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A., a biopharmaceutical company, focus on the development of novel therapies for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) and pain in Italy and the United States. It offers Xadago (safinamide), a chemical entity for the treatment of Parkinson's in the European Union, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Latin America, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, and South Korea. The company's product pipeline includes Evenamide, an add-on therapy for the treatment of Schizophrenia and treatment-resistant schizophrenia, which is in Phase III clinical trial; and Ralfinamide for the treatment of rare neuropathic pain indication. In addition, it has a strategic partnership with Zambon for the commercialization of safinamide; and license agreement with Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd., for research, develop, manufacture, and marketing of safinamide. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Bresso, Italy.

About Tenax Therapeutics

Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes pharmaceutical products containing imatinib for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. It develops TNX-101 (IV), TNX-102, and TNX-103 (levosimendan) that have completed phase II clinical trials for the treatment of patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and associated pulmonary hypertension; and TNX-201 (imatinib), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia. The company was formerly known as Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. in September 2014. Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.