Akso Health Group (NASDAQ:AHG – Get Free Report) and NextPlat (NASDAQ:NXPL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Akso Health Group and NextPlat”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Akso Health Group | $14.78 million | 91.48 | -$134.98 million | N/A | N/A |
| NextPlat | $65.48 million | 0.20 | -$14.02 million | ($0.30) | -1.58 |
Risk & Volatility
Akso Health Group has a beta of -0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 166% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextPlat has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Akso Health Group and NextPlat, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Akso Health Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| NextPlat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
1.2% of Akso Health Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of NextPlat shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.6% of NextPlat shares are owned 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.
Profitability
This table compares Akso Health Group and NextPlat’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Akso Health Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| NextPlat | -14.58% | -34.22% | -25.12% |
Summary
NextPlat beats Akso Health Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Akso Health Group
Akso Health Group operates a social e-commerce mobile platform in China. The company operates Xiaobai Maimai App, which offers food and beverage products, wine, cosmetic products, fashion and apparel, entertainment products, housewares, home appliances, and cost-saving promotions at petrol gas stations. It also offers consultancy and information technology support services; provides health treatment services; sells medical devices; and trades in branded products, as well as promotes products. The company was formerly known as Xiaobai Maimai Inc. and changed its name to Akso Health Group in December 2021. Akso Health Group was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Qingdao, China.
About NextPlat
NextPlat Corp operates as a healthcare and e-commerce company in Europe, North America, South America, the Asia and Pacific, and Africa. The company operates full-service retail specialty services pharmacies that provides prescription pharmaceuticals prescription pharmaceuticals, third-party administration, risk and data management services, compounded medications, tele-pharmacy services, anti-retroviral medications, medication therapy management, contracted pharmacy services, and health practice risk management to healthcare organizations and providers, as well as supplies prescription medications to long-term care facilities. It also offers COVID-19 related diagnostics and vaccinations, and medication adherence packaging; and value-added services, such as prior authorization assistance, same-day home-medication delivery, on site provider consultation services, primary care reporting and analytics, and customized packaging solutions, as well as acquires and leases an e-commerce platform to collaborate with businesses to optimize their ability to sell their goods online. In addition, it operates e-commerce websites, as well as third-party e-commerce storefronts that provides mobile satellite services solutions for satellite-enabled voice, data, personnel and asset tracking, machine-to-machine, and internet of things connectivity services; voice, data communications, internet of things (IoT), and machine-to-machine services; tracking and monitoring solutions and services; satellite communications products; and GPS enabled emergency locator distress beacons. Further, it offers satellite tracking devices used to monitor the location, movements, and history of anything that moves; SolarTrack, a compact, lightweight, IoT tracking device powered by the sun; and GTCTrack, a subscription-based mapping and tracking portal. The company was formerly known as Orbsat Corp. and changed its name to NextPlat Corp in January 2022. NextPlat Corp is based in Coconut Grove, Florida.
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