TNF Pharmaceuticals (TNFA) Competitors

TNF Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TNFA) and HCW Biologics (NASDAQ:HCWB) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TNFA or HCWB?

TNF Pharmaceuticals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HCW Biologics. HCW Biologics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TNF Pharmaceuticals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TNF Pharmaceuticals	N/A	N/A	-$23.36M	-$2.31	-0.03
HCW Biologics	$2.57M	1.93	-$30.02M	-$14.04	-0.25

Do analysts recommend TNFA or HCWB?

HCW Biologics has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 914.49%. Given HCW Biologics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HCW Biologics is more favorable than TNF Pharmaceuticals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TNF Pharmaceuticals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
HCW Biologics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer TNFA or HCWB?

In the previous week, HCW Biologics had 4 more articles in the media than TNF Pharmaceuticals. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for HCW Biologics and 3 mentions for TNF Pharmaceuticals. TNF Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat HCW Biologics' score of -0.27 indicating that TNF Pharmaceuticals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TNF Pharmaceuticals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HCW Biologics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, TNFA or HCWB?

TNF Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HCW Biologics has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TNFA or HCWB more profitable?

TNF Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to HCW Biologics' net margin of -1,368.55%. HCW Biologics' return on equity of 0.00% beat TNF Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TNF Pharmaceuticals	N/A	-69.21%	-33.98%
HCW Biologics	-1,368.55%	N/A	-40.72%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TNFA or HCWB?

9.6% of TNF Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of HCW Biologics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of TNF Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.7% of HCW Biologics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TNF Pharmaceuticals beats HCW Biologics on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.