Contrasting Big Cypress Acquisition (OTCMKTS:BCYP) & Passage Bio (NASDAQ:PASG)

Big Cypress Acquisition (OTCMKTS:BCYP) and Passage Bio (NASDAQ:PASG) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Big Cypress Acquisition and Passage Bio, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Big Cypress Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
Passage Bio	0	0	3	0	3.00

Passage Bio has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,767.22%. Given Passage Bio’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Passage Bio is more favorable than Big Cypress Acquisition.

Profitability

This table compares Big Cypress Acquisition and Passage Bio’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Big Cypress Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Passage Bio	N/A	-72.53%	-52.10%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Big Cypress Acquisition and Passage Bio”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Big Cypress Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$10,000.00	N/A	N/A
Passage Bio	N/A	N/A	-$102.06 million	($1.17)	-0.41

Insider and Institutional Ownership

60.2% of Big Cypress Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of Passage Bio shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Passage Bio shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

About Big Cypress Acquisition

Big Cypress Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. The company intends to acquire assets and businesses through a merger, capital stock exchange, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination. It primarily focuses in the life science sector. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Miami Beach, Florida.

About Passage Bio

Passage Bio, Inc., a genetic medicines company, develops gene therapies for central nervous system diseases. It develops PBGM01, a functional GLB1 gene encoding ß-galactosidase for infantile GM1; PBFT02, a functional granulin (GRN) and gene encoding progranulin (PGRN) for the treatment of FTD caused by progranulin deficiency; and PBKR03, a functional GALC gene encoding the hydrolytic enzyme galactosylceramidase for infantile Krabbe disease. The company develops PBML04 for the treatment of metachromatic leukodystrophy; PBAL05 for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; and other program for huntington's disease. It has a strategic research collaboration with the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania's Gene Therapy Program; and collaboration agreement, and a development services and clinical supply agreement with Catalent Maryland, Inc. Passage Bio, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.