Reviewing Cosmos Health (NASDAQ:COSM) and Aceto (OTCMKTS:ACETQ)

Cosmos Health (NASDAQ:COSM) and Aceto (OTCMKTS:ACETQ) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Cosmos Health and Aceto’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cosmos Health	-36.39%	-9.39%	-5.10%
Aceto	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cosmos Health and Aceto”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cosmos Health	$56.04 million	0.27	-$18.54 million	($2.44)	-0.27
Aceto	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Aceto has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cosmos Health.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Cosmos Health and Aceto, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cosmos Health	0	0	1	0	3.00
Aceto	0	0	0	0	0.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.6% of Cosmos Health shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Cosmos Health shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Aceto shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cosmos Health beats Aceto on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cosmos Health

Cosmos Health Inc. manufactures, develops, and trades branded nutraceutical products in Greece, the United Kingdom, Croatia, Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, and Cyprus. It offers medicines, OTC medicines, nutraceutical products, vitamins, minerals and dietary, health care products, medical devices, baby products, and others under the Sky Premium Life and Mediterranation brand names. The company serves wholesale distributors and other healthcare providers, such as clinics, government agencies, independent retail and specialty pharmacies and independent specialty distributors. It sells its products through independent wholesale distributors. Cosmos Health Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Aceto

Aceto Corporation markets, sells and distributes finished dosage form generics, nutraceutical products, pharmaceutical intermediates and active ingredients, agricultural protection products and specialty chemicals. The company’s operating segment consists of Human Health, Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Performance Chemicals. Human Health segment supplies raw materials used in the production of nutritional and packaged dietary supplements. It markets and distributes its generic prescription and over the counter pharmaceutical products. Pharmaceutical Ingredients segment offers active pharmaceutical ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates. Performance Chemicals segment provides specialty chemicals. It serves chemical, agricultural, human health and pharmaceutical industries. The company operates primarily in United States, Europe, and Asia. Aceto Corporation and is headquartered in Port Washington, New York.