Reviewing Viridian Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VRDN) & CannLabs (OTCMKTS:CANL)

CannLabs (OTCMKTS:CANL) and Viridian Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VRDN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares CannLabs and Viridian Therapeutics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CannLabs	N/A	N/A	N/A
Viridian Therapeutics	-85,127.16%	-70.12%	-41.49%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for CannLabs and Viridian Therapeutics, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CannLabs	0	0	0	0	0.00
Viridian Therapeutics	0	2	9	0	2.82

Viridian Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $36.33, indicating a potential upside of 101.96%. Given Viridian Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Viridian Therapeutics is more favorable than CannLabs.

Risk & Volatility

CannLabs has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viridian Therapeutics has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CannLabs and Viridian Therapeutics”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CannLabs	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Viridian Therapeutics	$302,000.00	4,718.68	-$237.73 million	($4.31)	-4.17

CannLabs has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viridian Therapeutics.

About CannLabs

CannLabs, Inc. provides cannabis testing laboratory services in the United States. Its testing services include potency testing, residual solvent analysis, microbiological testing, pesticide testing, heavy metals testing, nutrient analysis, terpenes analysis, shelf-life/stability studies, gene expression testing, and genotyping/phenotyping testing. The company also offers data/analytics and consulting, as well as education services. CannLabs, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

About Viridian Therapeutics

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company, discover and develops treatments for serious and rare diseases. The company's product pipeline includes VRDN-001, a monoclonal antibody targeting insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor that is in Phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED); and VRDN-003, a next generation IGF-1R humanized monoclonal antibodies targeting IGF-1R and incorporating half-life extension technology for the treatment of TED. It also provides VRDN-006 a preclinical program for autoimmune disease. In addition, the company offers VRDN-006 and VRDN-008 a preclinical program for autoimmune disease. The company was formerly known as Miragen Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. in January 2021.Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.