Contrasting One Stop Systems (NASDAQ:OSS) & TNF Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TNFA)

TNF Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TNFA) and One Stop Systems (NASDAQ:OSS) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

TNF Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, One Stop Systems has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares TNF Pharmaceuticals and One Stop Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TNF Pharmaceuticals	N/A	-69.21%	-33.98%
One Stop Systems	2.67%	2.22%	1.71%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.6% of TNF Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of One Stop Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of TNF Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of One Stop Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for TNF Pharmaceuticals and One Stop Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TNF Pharmaceuticals	1	0	0	0	1.00
One Stop Systems	1	1	3	1	2.67

One Stop Systems has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.93%. Given One Stop Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe One Stop Systems is more favorable than TNF Pharmaceuticals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares TNF Pharmaceuticals and One Stop Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TNF Pharmaceuticals	N/A	N/A	-$23.36 million	($231.00)	-0.01
One Stop Systems	$32.22 million	8.55	$5.09 million	$0.05	220.80

One Stop Systems has higher revenue and earnings than TNF Pharmaceuticals. TNF Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than One Stop Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

One Stop Systems beats TNF Pharmaceuticals on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TNF Pharmaceuticals

TNF Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical stage pharmaceutical company. It focuses on developing two novel therapeutic platforms that treat the causes of disease rather than addressing the symptoms. Its MYMD-1 is a drug platform based on a clinical stage small molecule that regulates the immune system to control TNF-a, which drives chronic inflammation, and other pro-inflammatory cell signaling cytokines. The MYMD-1 is being developed to delay aging, increase longevity, and treat autoimmune diseases. The company’s second drug platform, Supera-CBD, is being developed to treat chronic pain, addiction, and epilepsy. The Supera-CBD is a novel synthetic derivative of cannabidiol (CBD) and is being developed to address and improve the growing CBD market, which includes FDA approved drugs and CBD products not regulated as drugs. TNF Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was formerly known as MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to TNF Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in July 2024. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

About One Stop Systems

One Stop Systems, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of high-performance compute, high speed storage hardware and software, switch fabrics, and systems for edge deployments in the United States and internationally. The company's systems are built using the central processing unit, graphical processing unit, high-speed switch fabrics, and flash storage technologies. It provides custom servers, data acquisition platforms, compute accelerators, solid-state storage arrays, and system I/O expansion systems, as well as edge optimized industrial and panel PCs, tablets, and handheld compute devices. The company also offers ruggedized mobile tablets and handhelds that meet the specialized requirement for devices deployed at the edge in a diverse set of environmental conditions. It sells its products to multinational companies, governmental agencies, military contractors, military services, and technology providers through its website, web store, direct sales team, and original equipment manufacturer focused sales, as well as through a network of resellers and distributors. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Escondido, California.