Inspire Medical Systems (NYSE:INSP – Get Free Report) and Vivos Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VVOS – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Inspire Medical Systems has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vivos Therapeutics has a beta of 6.04, indicating that its stock price is 504% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
94.9% of Inspire Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of Vivos Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Inspire Medical Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Vivos Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Inspire Medical Systems | 15.03% | 8.64% | 7.45% |
| Vivos Therapeutics | -122.00% | -2,325.64% | -102.01% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Inspire Medical Systems and Vivos Therapeutics, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Inspire Medical Systems | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2.21 |
| Vivos Therapeutics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
Inspire Medical Systems presently has a consensus target price of $66.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.76%. Vivos Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $2.80, indicating a potential upside of 1,481.92%. Given Vivos Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vivos Therapeutics is more favorable than Inspire Medical Systems.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Inspire Medical Systems and Vivos Therapeutics”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Inspire Medical Systems | $911.98 million | 2.31 | $145.42 million | $4.62 | 15.78 |
| Vivos Therapeutics | $17.44 million | 0.14 | -$21.17 million | ($1.90) | -0.09 |
Inspire Medical Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Vivos Therapeutics. Vivos Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inspire Medical Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Inspire Medical Systems beats Vivos Therapeutics on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inspire Medical Systems
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc., a medical technology company, focuses on the development and commercialization of minimally invasive solutions for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the United States and internationally. The company offers Inspire system, a neurostimulation technology that provides a safe and effective treatment for moderate to severe OSA. It also develops a novel, closed-loop solution that continuously monitors a patient's breathing and delivers mild hypoglossal nerve stimulation to maintain an open airway. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota.
About Vivos Therapeutics
Vivos Therapeutics, Inc., a medical technology company, develops and commercializes treatment modalities for patients with dentofacial abnormalities, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and snoring in adults. It offers The Vivos Method, a non-invasive, non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical, multi-disciplinary treatment modality for the treatment of dentofacial abnormalities, OSA, and snoring. The company also offers VivoScore Program, a screening and home sleep test in adults and children. It markets and sells its appliances, and related treatments and services to licensed professionals, primarily general dentists in the United States and Canada. Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Littleton, Colorado.
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