Synergy CHC (OTCMKTS:SNYR) versus Cosmos Health (NASDAQ:COSM) Head-To-Head Review

Cosmos Health (NASDAQ:COSM) and Synergy CHC (OTCMKTS:SNYR) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cosmos Health	-38.19%	-5.83%	-3.29%
Synergy CHC	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Cosmos Health and Synergy CHC, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cosmos Health	0	0	1	0	3.00
Synergy CHC	0	0	0	0	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.6% of Cosmos Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of Synergy CHC shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of Cosmos Health shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cosmos Health and Synergy CHC”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cosmos Health	$56.45 million	0.23	-$18.54 million	($2.26)	-0.34
Synergy CHC	$26.01 million	N/A	N/A	$0.00	-27,760.62

Synergy CHC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cosmos Health. Synergy CHC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cosmos Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Cosmos Health beats Synergy CHC on 5 of the 9 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 Synergy CHC

Synergy CHC Corp. provides consumer health care, beauty, and lifestyle products in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It offers brain health nutritional supplements under the FOCUSfactor brand name; lifestyle products and accessories, including tea, shakes, lollipops, supplements, apparel, and exercise accessories under the Flat Tummy brand name; anti-aging skincare products, such as serums and creams for exfoliating, skin repair, and rehydration, as well as hand soaps and hand sanitizers under the Hand MD brand name. The company sells its products through retailers and television advertising campaigns, as well as skincare products through online. The company was formerly known as Synergy Strips Corp. and changed its name to Synergy CHC Corp. in August 2015. Synergy CHC Corp. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Westbrook, Maine.