Cosmos Health (NASDAQ:COSM – Get Rating) and Chugai Pharmaceutical (OTCMKTS:CHGCY – Get Rating) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Cosmos Health and Chugai Pharmaceutical, as provided by MarketBeat.
Get Cosmos Health alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cosmos Health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Chugai Pharmaceutical | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Cosmos Health and Chugai Pharmaceutical's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cosmos Health | $56.24 million | 0.68 | -$7.96 million | N/A | N/A |
| Chugai Pharmaceutical | $9.65 billion | 4.27 | $2.87 billion | $0.88 | 14.22 |
Chugai Pharmaceutical has higher revenue and earnings than Cosmos Health.
Profitability
This table compares Cosmos Health and Chugai Pharmaceutical's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cosmos Health | -8.26% | -121.65% | -11.43% |
| Chugai Pharmaceutical | 30.12% | 28.94% | 22.74% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.0% of Chugai Pharmaceutical shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.7% of Cosmos Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Chugai Pharmaceutical beats Cosmos Health on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cosmos Health
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Cosmos Health, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company, which engages in the importation, exportation, distribution, and sale of pharmaceutical products. It is also involved in the research and development of its business units, and acquisition of pharmaceutical companies. The firm offers over-the-counter drugs, branded and generic medicines, and dietary and vitamin supplements. The company was founded on July 21, 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.
About Chugai Pharmaceutical
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Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. engages in the research, development, manufacturing, sale, importation, and exportation of pharmaceuticals. Its operations are carried out through the Domestic and Overseas businesses. The Domestic Business covers the manufacturing, research, and development operations in Japan. The Overseas business comprises of sales and production in Europe, Taiwan and China. The company was founded by Juzo Ueno on March 10, 1925 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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