Critical Review: True Nature (OTCMKTS:TNTY) vs. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO)

True Nature (OTCMKTS:TNTY) and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares True Nature and Cisco Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
True Nature	N/A	N/A	-13,987.90%
Cisco Systems	20.95%	30.16%	11.69%

Volatility and Risk

True Nature has a beta of 2.99, indicating that its stock price is 199% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cisco Systems has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for True Nature and Cisco Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
True Nature	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cisco Systems	0	7	15	2	2.79

Cisco Systems has a consensus target price of $129.43, indicating a potential upside of 16.56%. Given Cisco Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cisco Systems is more favorable than True Nature.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.3% of Cisco Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 30.1% of True Nature shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares True Nature and Cisco Systems”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
True Nature	N/A	N/A	-$3.88 million	N/A	N/A
Cisco Systems	$63.33 billion	6.91	$13.27 billion	$3.34	33.25

Cisco Systems has higher revenue and earnings than True Nature.

Summary

Cisco Systems beats True Nature on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About True Nature

True Nature Holding, Inc. focuses on engaging in compounding pharmacy activities direct to consumers, doctors, and veterinary professionals. It also focuses on the development of software applications in the healthcare arena, including telemedicine; and consideration of services offering using blockchain encryption technology for various aspects of the healthcare industry. The company is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points and controllers; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization. In addition, it provides Internet for the future product consists of routed optical networking, 5G, silicon, and optics solutions; collaboration products, such as meetings, collaboration devices, calling, contact center, and communication platform as a service; end-to-end security product consists of network security, cloud security, security endpoints, unified threat management, and zero trust; and optimized application experiences products including full stack observability and network assurance. Further, the company offers a range of service and support options for its customers, including technical support and advanced services and advisory services. It serves businesses of various sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers. The company sells its products and services directly, as well as through systems integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. has strategic alliances with other companies. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.