Comparing Belite Bio (NASDAQ:BLTE) & Cynata Therapeutics (OTCMKTS:CYYNF)

Cynata Therapeutics (OTCMKTS:CYYNF) and Belite Bio (NASDAQ:BLTE) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.5% of Belite Bio shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Belite Bio shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Cynata Therapeutics and Belite Bio’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cynata Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	N/A
Belite Bio	N/A	-34.28%	-33.05%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cynata Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Belite Bio	N/A	N/A	-$36.14 million	($1.92)	-80.93

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Cynata Therapeutics and Belite Bio, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cynata Therapeutics	0	0	0	0	0.00
Belite Bio	1	1	5	0	2.57

Belite Bio has a consensus target price of $177.57, suggesting a potential upside of 14.28%. Given Belite Bio’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Belite Bio is more favorable than Cynata Therapeutics.

Volatility & Risk

Cynata Therapeutics has a beta of -0.37, indicating that its share price is 137% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Belite Bio has a beta of -1.46, indicating that its share price is 246% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Belite Bio beats Cynata Therapeutics on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cynata Therapeutics

Cynata Therapeutics Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops and commercializes proprietary induced pluripotent stem cell and mesenchymal stem cell technology under the Cymerus brand for human therapeutic use in Australia. The company's lead therapeutic product candidate is CYP-001, which has completed Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of graft versus host disease. It also develops CYP-004, which is in Phase III clinical trial used for the treatment of osteoarthritis; and CYP-006TK, a novel polymercoated silicon wound dressing for diabetic wounds. In addition, the company develops products for the treatment of asthma, heart attack, coronary artery disease, brain cancer, sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, critical limb ischemia, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and renal transplantation. Cynata Therapeutics Limited has a strategic partnership with Fujifilm to provide clinical and commercial manufacturing services for, and supply of, Cynata's Cymerus therapeutic mesenchymal stem cell products. The company was formerly known as Eco Quest Limited and changed its name to Cynata Therapeutics Limited in October 2013. Cynata Therapeutics Limited was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Cremorne, Australia.

About Belite Bio

Belite Bio, Inc, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical drug development company, engages in the research and development of novel therapeutics targeting retinal degenerative eye diseases with unmet medical needs in the United States. The company’s lead product candidate is LBS-008 (Tinlarebant), an orally administered once-a-day tablet for maintaining the health and integrity of retinal tissues in autosomal recessive Stargardt disease and geographic atrophy patients. It is also developing LBS-009, an anti-retinol binding protein 4 oral therapy that is in the preclinical development phase targeting liver disease, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and type 2 diabetes. Belite Bio, Inc was founded in 2016 and is based in San Diego, California. Belite Bio, Inc is a subsidiary of Lin Bioscience International Ltd.