Bright Green (NASDAQ:BGXX) & Charlie’s (OTCMKTS:CHUCD) Critical Comparison

Bright Green (NASDAQ:BGXX) and Charlie’s (OTCMKTS:CHUCD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Bright Green has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Charlie’s has a beta of 5.57, suggesting that its share price is 457% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Bright Green and Charlie’s’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bright Green	N/A	-89.88%	-55.52%
Charlie’s	-140.60%	N/A	-327.67%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Bright Green and Charlie’s, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bright Green	0	0	0	0	N/A
Charlie’s	0	0	0	0	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

7.8% of Bright Green shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.1% of Charlie’s shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.4% of Bright Green shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 74.8% of Charlie’s shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bright Green and Charlie’s’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bright Green	N/A	N/A	-$13.13 million	($0.07)	-3.95
Charlie’s	$16.69 million	1.83	-$7.19 million	N/A	N/A

Charlie’s has higher revenue and earnings than Bright Green.

Summary

Charlie’s beats Bright Green on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bright Green

Bright Green Corporation focuses on the cultivation, manufacture, and sale of cannabis and cannabis-related products. Its products are used in research, pharmaceutical applications, and affiliated exports. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Grants, New Mexico.

About Charlie’s

Charlie's Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, formulates, markets, and distributes e-cigarette liquids and vaping systems in the United States and internationally. The company also offers energy drink under the Bazi brand name. It sells its products through distributors, specialty retailers, and third-party online resellers to approximately 80 countries, primarily, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Australia, Sweden, and Canada. The company was formerly known as True Drinks Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Charlie's Holdings, Inc. Charlie's Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.