Contrasting GLG Life Tech (OTCMKTS:GLGLF) and FitLife Brands (NASDAQ:FTLF)

GLG Life Tech (OTCMKTS:GLGLF) and FitLife Brands (NASDAQ:FTLF) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

GLG Life Tech has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FitLife Brands has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.3% of FitLife Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 61.3% of FitLife Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for GLG Life Tech and FitLife Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GLG Life Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00
FitLife Brands	0	0	1	1	3.50

FitLife Brands has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.84%. Given FitLife Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FitLife Brands is more favorable than GLG Life Tech.

Profitability

This table compares GLG Life Tech and FitLife Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GLG Life Tech	561.90%	N/A	-89.65%
FitLife Brands	13.38%	28.03%	15.13%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares GLG Life Tech and FitLife Brands”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GLG Life Tech	$7.64 million	0.00	-$4.17 million	$1.60	N/A
FitLife Brands	$62.76 million	2.35	$5.30 million	$1.69	18.96

FitLife Brands has higher revenue and earnings than GLG Life Tech. GLG Life Tech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FitLife Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

FitLife Brands beats GLG Life Tech on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GLG Life Tech

GLG Life Tech Corporation researches for, develops, grows, refines, and produces natural sweeteners extracted from the stevia plant and monk fruit in Canada and internationally. It also offers P-Pro Plus, a pea protein product; REB M GOLD, a bioconverted Rebaudioside M and Rebaudioside D. sweetener; and natural ingredients. It serves in the food and beverage industry. The company was formerly known as GLG Life Tech Limited and changed its name to GLG Life Tech Corporation in March 2007. GLG Life Tech Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada.

About FitLife Brands

FitLife Brands, Inc. provides nutritional supplements for health-conscious consumers in the United States and internationally. The company provides weight loss, sports nutrition, and general health products; sports nutrition products; weight loss and sports nutrition products; sports nutrition and general wellness formulations with an emphasis on natural, vegan, and organic ingredients; and male health and weight loss products, as well as other diet, health, and sports nutrition supplements and related products; and value-oriented sports nutrition and weight loss products. It offers MRC products which includes general health supplements; and natural skincare and beauty products. In addition, it markets its products under the brand names of NDS Nutrition, PMD Sports, SirenLabs, CoreActive, Nutrology, Metis Nutrition, iSatori, BioGenetic Laboratories, Energize, Dr. Tobias, All-Natural Advice, and Maritime Naturals through franchised stores, as well as through retail locations, which include specialty, mass, and online. The company was formerly known as Bond Laboratories, Inc. and changed its name to FitLife Brands, Inc. in September 2013. FitLife Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.