Scienture (SCNX) Competitors

HF Foods Group (NASDAQ:HFFG) and Scienture (NASDAQ:SCNX) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HFFG or SCNX?

24.0% of HF Foods Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.7% of Scienture shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of HF Foods Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.7% of Scienture shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor HFFG or SCNX?

In the previous week, HF Foods Group had 1 more articles in the media than Scienture. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HF Foods Group and 1 mentions for Scienture. Scienture's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat HF Foods Group's score of 1.44 indicating that Scienture is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HF Foods Group	Positive
Scienture	Very Positive

Is HFFG or SCNX more profitable?

Scienture has a net margin of 0.00% compared to HF Foods Group's net margin of -0.16%. HF Foods Group's return on equity of 6.96% beat Scienture's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HF Foods Group	-0.16%	6.96%	3.30%
Scienture	N/A	-77.60%	-62.29%

Which has better valuation and earnings, HFFG or SCNX?

HF Foods Group has higher revenue and earnings than Scienture.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HF Foods Group	$1.15B	0.12	-$2.17M	-$0.03	-88.67
Scienture	$8.27M	3.88	-$17.84M	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HFFG or SCNX?

HF Foods Group received 9 more outperform votes than Scienture when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HF Foods Group	Outperform Votes 9 42.86%	Underperform Votes 12 57.14%
Scienture	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, HFFG or SCNX?

HF Foods Group has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scienture has a beta of 2.31, indicating that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HF Foods Group beats Scienture on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.