Critical Contrast: Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting) (NASDAQ:SNYR) and Exactus (OTCMKTS:EXDI)

Exactus (OTCMKTS:EXDI) and Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting) (NASDAQ:SNYR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Exactus and Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting), as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Exactus	0	0	0	0	0.00
Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting)	0	0	1	1	3.50

Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting) has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 166.67%. Given Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting)’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting) is more favorable than Exactus.

Profitability

This table compares Exactus and Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Exactus	N/A	-3,272.69%	-185.29%
Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Exactus and Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting)”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Exactus	$2.07 million	0.00	-$9.46 million	N/A	N/A
Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting)	$26.01 million	1.26	N/A	N/A	N/A

Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting) has higher revenue and earnings than Exactus.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Exactus shares are held by institutional investors. 65.0% of Exactus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting) beats Exactus on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Exactus

Exactus, Inc., is a farmer and manufacturer of hemp-derived phytocannabinoid products. The company sells its CBD products through its Green Goddess brand and third-party resellers. Exactus is engaged in producing industrial hemp from farms in Oregon and plans to extract and manufacture directly through cGMP facilities. Industrial hemp is a type of cannabis, defined by the federal government as having THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) content of 0.3 percent or less. THC is the psychoactive compound found in cannabis.

About Synergy CHC Corp. (Uplisting)

Synergy CHC Corp. engages in the marketing and distribution of branded health and wellness products. The company was founded on December 29, 2010 and is headquartered in Westbrook, ME.