Nyxoah (NASDAQ:NYXH) versus Modular Medical (NASDAQ:MODD) Head to Head Comparison

Modular Medical (NASDAQ:MODD) and Nyxoah (NASDAQ:NYXH) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Modular Medical has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nyxoah has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

27.5% of Modular Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 32.3% of Modular Medical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Modular Medical and Nyxoah’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Modular Medical	N/A	-235.93%	-180.37%
Nyxoah	-993.28%	-38.58%	-31.24%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Modular Medical and Nyxoah, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Modular Medical	0	0	2	0	3.00
Nyxoah	0	1	5	0	2.83

Modular Medical presently has a consensus price target of $4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 151.48%. Nyxoah has a consensus price target of $20.60, suggesting a potential upside of 141.78%. Given Modular Medical’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Modular Medical is more favorable than Nyxoah.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Modular Medical and Nyxoah’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Modular Medical	N/A	N/A	-$13.88 million	($0.97)	-1.74
Nyxoah	$4.70 million	N/A	-$46.77 million	($1.68)	-5.07

Modular Medical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nyxoah. Nyxoah is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Modular Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Modular Medical beats Nyxoah on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Modular Medical

Modular Medical, Inc. operates as a development stage medical device company. It focuses on the design, development, and commercialization of insulin pumps. It offers MODD1, a two-part patch pump for diabetes. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

About Nyxoah

Nyxoah S.A., a medical technology company, focuses on the development and commercialization of solutions to treat sleep disordered breathing conditions. The company's lead solution comprises Genio system, a CE-Marked, patient-centric, and hypoglossal neurostimulation therapy to treat moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. Nyxoah S.A. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium.