Head to Head Contrast: Ainos (NASDAQ:AIMD) vs. Soligenix (NASDAQ:SNGX)

Soligenix (NASDAQ:SNGX) and Ainos (NASDAQ:AIMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Soligenix and Ainos’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Soligenix	$840,000.00	5.03	-$6.14 million	($0.90)	-0.45
Ainos	$120,000.00	52.19	-$13.77 million	($2.55)	-0.40

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

Risk & Volatility

Soligenix has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ainos has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.6% of Soligenix shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Soligenix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Ainos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Soligenix and Ainos, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Soligenix	0	0	0	0	N/A
Ainos	0	0	0	0	N/A

Soligenix currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 632.96%. Given Soligenix’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Soligenix is more favorable than Ainos.

Profitability

This table compares Soligenix and Ainos’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Soligenix	-731.94%	-251.07%	-49.94%
Ainos	-11,205.49%	-47.96%	-40.37%

Summary

Soligenix beats Ainos on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Soligenix

Soligenix, Inc., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing products to treat rare diseases in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Specialized BioTherapeutics and Public Health Solutions. The Specialized BioTherapeutics segment develops SGX301 (HyBryte), a novel photodynamic therapy, which has completed Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; SGX942, an innate defense regulator technology that is in Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including oral mucositis in head and neck cancer; SGX302, an IDR technology which is in Phase IIa study to treat mil-to-moderate Psoriasis; and SGX945 and IDR technology that is in Phase IIa protocol for the treatment of Aphthous Ulcers in Behçet's Disease. The Public Health Solutions segment is involved in the development of RiVax, a ricin toxin vaccine candidate, which has completed Phase Ia, Ib, and Ic clinical trials; SGX943, a therapeutic candidate that is in pre-clinical stage for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant and emerging infectious diseases; ThermoVax, a technology in pre-clinical development for thermostabilizing vaccines; and CiVax, a vaccine candidate for the prevention of COVID-19. The company was formerly known as DOR BioPharma, Inc. and changed its name to Soligenix, Inc. in 2009. Soligenix, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

About Ainos

Ainos, Inc., a healthcare company, engages in developing medical technologies for point-of-care testing and safe and novel medical treatment for disease indications. The company offers COVID-19 antigen rapid test kit and Ainos' cloud-based test management App, a cloud-based test management platform comprising an antigen rapid test kit, a personal application, and an enterprise app; COVID-19 nucleic acid test; volatile organic compounds point-of-care testing; Very Low-Dose Oral Interferon Alpha, a low-dose oral interferon alpha formulation based IFN-a's broad treatment applications; and Synthetic RNA developing a SRNA technology platform in Taiwan. It also provides women's health, pneumonia, Ainos Pen, AI Nose, and other products. Ainos, Inc. was formerly known as Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. and changed its name to Ainos, Inc. in May 2021. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is based in San Diego, California.