Moolec Science (NASDAQ:MLEC) & byNordic Acquisition (NASDAQ:BYNO) Critical Comparison

Moolec Science (NASDAQ:MLEC) and byNordic Acquisition (NASDAQ:BYNO) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Moolec Science shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.9% of byNordic Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 19.9% of Moolec Science shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of byNordic Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Moolec Science and byNordic Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moolec Science	-129.97%	-97.95%	-27.91%
byNordic Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Moolec Science and byNordic Acquisition”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Moolec Science	$5.62 million	6.02	-$7.31 million	($0.20)	-4.40
byNordic Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

byNordic Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Moolec Science.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Moolec Science and byNordic Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moolec Science	0	0	1	0	3.00
byNordic Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

Moolec Science currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 581.82%. Given Moolec Science’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Moolec Science is more favorable than byNordic Acquisition.

Summary

Moolec Science beats byNordic Acquisition on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Moolec Science

Moolec Science SA, a science-based food ingredient company, focuses on developing real animal proteins in plants using molecular farming. It offers Chymosin SPC, a dairy ingredient; GLA SONOVA, a nutritional oil; POORK+, a plant-based, animal meat free ingredient with porcine proteins in soybeans; and BEEF+, a meat replacement product. It operates in the United States, Europe, and South America. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Luxembourg.

About byNordic Acquisition

byNordic Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses in the financial technology sector in Northern Europe. byNordic Acquisition Corporation was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Malmö, Sweden.