Critical Contrast: Azenta (NASDAQ:AZTA) vs. Mitesco (OTCMKTS:MITI)

Mitesco (OTCMKTS:MITI) and Azenta (NASDAQ:AZTA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mitesco and Azenta”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mitesco	$40,000.00	47.20	-$2.51 million	($0.14)	-0.78
Azenta	$593.82 million	2.22	-$55.76 million	($1.35)	-21.21

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Mitesco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.1% of Azenta shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Mitesco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Azenta shares are owned by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares Mitesco and Azenta’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mitesco	-7,638.20%	N/A	-2,270.77%
Azenta	-10.34%	1.43%	1.19%

Volatility & Risk

Mitesco has a beta of 5.56, indicating that its share price is 456% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Azenta has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Mitesco and Azenta, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mitesco	0	0	0	0	0.00
Azenta	1	3	4	0	2.38

Azenta has a consensus price target of $41.33, indicating a potential upside of 44.32%. Given Azenta’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Azenta is more favorable than Mitesco.

Summary

Azenta beats Mitesco on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mitesco

Mitesco, Inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, it was engaged in healthcare technology and services business. Mitesco, Inc. is based in Vero Beach, Florida.

About Azenta

Azenta, Inc. provides biological and chemical compound sample exploration and management solutions for the life sciences market in North America, Africa, China, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates in two reportable segments, Life Sciences Products and Life Sciences Services. The Life Sciences Products segment offers automated cold storage solutions, consumables and instruments, controlled rate thawing devices, and temperature-controlled storage and transportation solutions. This segment also provides sample management solutions, such as consumable vials and tubes, polymerase chain reaction, plates, instruments for supporting workflows, and informatics. The Life Sciences Services segment provides genomic services, that includes gene sequencing and gene synthesis services; and sample repository solutions, such as on-site and off-site sample storage, cold chain logistics, sample transport and collection relocation, bio-processing solutions, disaster recovery and business continuity, and biospecimen procurement services, as well as project management and consulting services for genomic analysis and the management and care of biological samples used in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, clinical, and academic research, and development sectors. It serves a range of life science customers, including pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, biorepositories, and research institutes. The company was formerly known as Brooks Automation, Inc. and changed its name to Azenta, Inc. in December 2021. Azenta, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.