Head-To-Head Survey: Pervasip (OTCMKTS:PVSP) vs. Ascend Wellness (OTC:AAWH)

Ascend Wellness (OTC:AAWH) and Pervasip (OTCMKTS:PVSP) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Ascend Wellness has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pervasip has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ascend Wellness and Pervasip’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ascend Wellness	$518.59 million	0.53	-$48.21 million	($0.24)	-5.50
Pervasip	$15.77 million	0.12	-$2.35 million	N/A	N/A

Pervasip has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ascend Wellness.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Ascend Wellness and Pervasip, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ascend Wellness	0	1	1	0	2.50
Pervasip	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Ascend Wellness and Pervasip’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascend Wellness	-9.30%	-31.24%	-5.36%
Pervasip	-14.89%	N/A	-26.25%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.3% of Ascend Wellness shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.9% of Ascend Wellness shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Pervasip shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ascend Wellness beats Pervasip on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ascend Wellness

Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. engages in the cultivation, manufacture, and distribution of cannabis consumer packaged goods in the United States. The company offers flower, pre-rolls, concentrates, vapes, edibles, tinctures, and other cannabis-related products under the Common Goods, SimplyHerb, Ozone, Ozone Reserve, Royale, Tunnel Vision, Miss Grass, Lowell Smokes, Edie Parker, 1906, and AiroPro brands. It also owns, operates, and manages cannabis cultivation facilities and dispensaries. The company sells its products through company-owned retail stores and third-party licensed retail cannabis stores. Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Pervasip

Pervasip Corporation focuses on developing cloud-based applications to monitor and control greenhouse facilities. It intends to develop and deliver products and technologies to agricultural markets; develop scientific methods for the analysis of cannabinoids in flowers, concentrates, and edibles; and assist medical marijuana specialty production facilities to regulate, calculate proper dosage, and understand the importance of consistency in product. The company was formerly known as eLEC Communications Corp. and changed its name to Pervasip Corp. in December 2007. Pervasip Corp. was founded in 1964 and is based in White Plains, New York.