Reviewing Pixie Dust Technologies (NASDAQ:PXDT) & Soleno Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SLNO)

Pixie Dust Technologies (NASDAQ:PXDT) and Soleno Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SLNO) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Pixie Dust Technologies and Soleno Therapeutics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pixie Dust Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Soleno Therapeutics	N/A	-61.99%	-55.21%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Pixie Dust Technologies and Soleno Therapeutics, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pixie Dust Technologies	0	0	1	0	3.00
Soleno Therapeutics	0	0	6	1	3.14

Pixie Dust Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $5.21, suggesting a potential upside of 798.28%. Soleno Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $74.83, suggesting a potential upside of 60.21%. Given Pixie Dust Technologies’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Pixie Dust Technologies is more favorable than Soleno Therapeutics.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.4% of Pixie Dust Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Soleno Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of Soleno Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Pixie Dust Technologies has a beta of -0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Soleno Therapeutics has a beta of -1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 247% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pixie Dust Technologies and Soleno Therapeutics”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pixie Dust Technologies	$993.02 million	0.01	-$12.53 million	N/A	N/A
Soleno Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	-$38.99 million	($3.32)	-14.07

Pixie Dust Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Soleno Therapeutics.

Summary

Pixie Dust Technologies beats Soleno Therapeutics on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pixie Dust Technologies

Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc., a technology company, focuses on personal care and diversity, and workspace and digital transformation businesses primarily in Japan. It offers SonoRepro, an ultrasonic non-contact vibrotactile stimulation scalp care device; VUEVO, a series of directional voice arrival detection devices for individuals with deaf and hard-of-hearing; and kikippa, an acoustic stimulation device functioning as a desk-top speaker. The company also provides iwasemi, a sound-absorbing or sound-proofing material for architectural and interior design firms; hackke, a location positioning technology; KOTOWARI, a technology offering spatial analysis data; and magickiri, a planning services and monitoring service, which monitors human behavior and analyzes the customer's environment on the customer's behalf. In addition, it operates Pixie Nest, a membership forum, which hosts meetings and distributes information to facilitate solving social issues. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Soleno Therapeutics

Soleno Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases. Its lead candidate is Diazoxide Choline Extended-Release tablets, a once-daily oral tablet, which is in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of Prader-Willi Syndrome. The company was formerly known as Capnia, Inc. and changed its name to Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. in May 2017. Soleno Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Redwood City, California.