Critical Review: CV Sciences (OTCMKTS:CVSI) & Mangoceuticals (NASDAQ:MGRX)

Mangoceuticals (NASDAQ:MGRX) and CV Sciences (OTCMKTS:CVSI) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Mangoceuticals and CV Sciences’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mangoceuticals	-4,639.13%	-112.00%	-104.96%
CV Sciences	-11.15%	-94.61%	-20.85%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mangoceuticals and CV Sciences”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mangoceuticals	$460,000.00	15.37	-$20.64 million	($1.49)	-0.28
CV Sciences	$13.79 million	0.30	-$960,000.00	N/A	N/A

CV Sciences has higher revenue and earnings than Mangoceuticals.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Mangoceuticals and CV Sciences, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mangoceuticals	1	0	0	0	1.00
CV Sciences	0	0	0	0	0.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

56.7% of Mangoceuticals shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Mangoceuticals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of CV Sciences shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Mangoceuticals has a beta of 2.28, suggesting that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CV Sciences has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

About Mangoceuticals

Mangoceuticals, Inc. develops, markets, and sells various men's wellness products and services through a telemedicine platform in the United States. It offers erectile dysfunction (ED) products under the Mango brand and hair loss products under the Grow brand name. The company markets and sells these branded ED and hair loss products online through its website at MangoRx.com. Mangoceuticals, Inc. has a marketing agreement with Marius Pharmaceuticals, LLC to market and sell KYZATREX, an oral testosterone replacement therapy product under the PRIME program. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Mangoceuticals, Inc. is a subsidiary of Cohen Enterprises, Inc.

About CV Sciences

CV Sciences, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and sells herbal supplements and hemp-based cannabidiol (CBD) in North America. It operates in two segments, Consumer Products and Specialty Pharmaceutical. The company offers its products under the PlusCBD, ProCBD, HappyLane, CVAcute, CVDefense, and PlusCBD Pet brands in the health care market sector, including nutraceutical, beauty care, specialty foods, and pet products through its websites, elect distributors, brick and mortar retailers, and select e-tailers. It is also developing cannabinoids intended to treat medical indications, including CVSI-007 that combines CBD and nicotine for the treatment of smokeless tobacco use and addiction. The company was formerly known as CannaVest Corp. and changed its name to CV Sciences, Inc. in January 2016. CV Sciences, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in San Diego, California.