Neuronetics (NASDAQ:STIM – Get Free Report) and ENDRA Life Sciences (NASDAQ:NDRA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Neuronetics and ENDRA Life Sciences, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Neuronetics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| ENDRA Life Sciences | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Neuronetics currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 130.77%. ENDRA Life Sciences has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 422.65%. Given ENDRA Life Sciences’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ENDRA Life Sciences is more favorable than Neuronetics.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Neuronetics | -24.48% | -139.83% | -27.13% |
| ENDRA Life Sciences | N/A | -397.71% | -190.73% |
Volatility and Risk
Neuronetics has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ENDRA Life Sciences has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Neuronetics and ENDRA Life Sciences”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Neuronetics | $149.16 million | 0.61 | -$39.00 million | ($0.54) | -2.41 |
| ENDRA Life Sciences | N/A | N/A | -$7.03 million | ($8.92) | -0.64 |
ENDRA Life Sciences has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Neuronetics. Neuronetics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ENDRA Life Sciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
53.6% of Neuronetics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of ENDRA Life Sciences shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Neuronetics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of ENDRA Life Sciences shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Neuronetics beats ENDRA Life Sciences on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Neuronetics
Neuronetics, Inc., a commercial stage medical technology company, designs, develops, and markets products for patients with neurohealth disorders in the United States and internationally. The company offers NeuroStar Advanced Therapy System, a non-invasive and non-systemic office-based treatment to treat adult patients with major depressive disorder. Its NeuroStar Advanced Therapy System uses transcranial magnetic stimulation to create a pulsed, MRI-strength magnetic field that induces electrical currents designed to stimulate specific areas of the brain associated with mood. The company sells its products through its sales and customer support team to psychiatrists. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
About ENDRA Life Sciences
ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. develops technologies to improve the capabilities of clinical diagnostic ultrasound. The company is developing thermo-acoustic enhanced ultrasound technology that uses radio frequency pulses to generate ultrasonic waves in tissue to create high-contrast images for use in the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, as well as in tissue composition, temperature monitoring, vascular imaging, and tissue perfusion. It has a collaborative research agreement with General Electric Company. ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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