Inotiv (NASDAQ:NOTV – Get Rating) and Data Knights Acquisition (NASDAQ:DKDCA – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Volatility and Risk
Inotiv has a beta of 2.66, suggesting that its share price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Data Knights Acquisition has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Inotiv and Data Knights Acquisition, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| Inotiv | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Data Knights Acquisition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Inotiv presently has a consensus price target of $52.67, indicating a potential upside of 163.99%. Given Inotiv's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Inotiv is more favorable than Data Knights Acquisition.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
52.1% of Inotiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Data Knights Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Inotiv shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Inotiv and Data Knights Acquisition's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| Inotiv | $89.61 million | 5.70 | $10.90 million | ($4.26) | -4.68 |
| Data Knights Acquisition | N/A | N/A | $5.14 million | N/A | N/A |
Inotiv has higher revenue and earnings than Data Knights Acquisition.
Profitability
This table compares Inotiv and Data Knights Acquisition's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| Inotiv | -19.54% | -4.23% | -2.25% |
| Data Knights Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Inotiv beats Data Knights Acquisition on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inotiv
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Inotiv, Inc. provides drug discovery and development services to the pharmaceutical, chemical, and medical device industries; and sells analytical instruments to the pharmaceutical development and contract research industries. It operates through two segments, Contract Research Services and Research Products. The Contract Research Services segment offers screening and pharmacological testing, nonclinical safety testing, formulation development, regulatory compliance, and quality control testing services. This segment provides analytical method development and validation; drug metabolism, bioanalysis, and pharmacokinetics testing to identify and measure drug and metabolite concentrations in complex biological matrices; in vivo sampling services for the continuous monitoring of chemical changes in life; stability testing to ensure the integrity of various solutions used in nonclinical and clinical studies, and post-study analyses; non-clinical toxicology and pathology services; and climate-controlled archiving services for its customers' data and samples. The Research Products segment designs, develops, manufactures, and markets in vivo sampling systems and accessories, including disposables, training, and systems qualification; physiology monitoring tools; liquid chromatography and electrochemistry instruments platforms; analytical products comprising liquid chromatographic and electrochemical instruments with associated accessories; and in vivo sampling products consisting of Culex family of automated in vivo sampling and dosing instruments. The company operates in the United States, rest of North America, the Pacific Rim, Europe, and internationally. It has an agreement with BioVaxys to conduct preclinical toxicity studies for its Covid-T Immunodiagnostic program. The company was formerly known as Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Inotiv, Inc. in March 2021. Inotiv, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in West Lafayette, Indiana.
About Data Knights Acquisition
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Data Knights Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses in the data centers and internet technology sectors. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Chessington, the United Kingdom.
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