Comparing Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ:SENS) and Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY)

Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ:SENS) and Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) are both small-cap healthcare 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 Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock and Butterfly Network, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock	1	1	4	0	2.50
Butterfly Network	1	1	3	0	2.40

Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock currently has a consensus target price of $17.20, indicating a potential upside of 97.47%. Butterfly Network has a consensus target price of $6.56, indicating a potential downside of 10.42%. Given Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock is more favorable than Butterfly Network.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.4% of Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.9% of Butterfly Network shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Butterfly Network 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.

Volatility and Risk

Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Butterfly Network has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock and Butterfly Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock	-225.09%	-165.80%	-80.14%
Butterfly Network	-66.74%	-33.99%	-22.96%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock and Butterfly Network”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock	$35.26 million	10.33	-$69.11 million	($2.23)	-3.91
Butterfly Network	$97.61 million	19.99	-$77.06 million	($0.29)	-25.26

Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Butterfly Network. Butterfly Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Butterfly Network beats Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Senseonics Holdings, Inc. Common Stock

Senseonics Holdings, Inc., a medical technology company, develops and commercializes continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for people with diabetes in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company’s products include Eversense and Eversense XL, which are implantable CGM systems to measure glucose levels in people with diabetes through an under-the-skin sensor, a removable and rechargeable smart transmitter, and a convenient app for real-time diabetes monitoring and management for a period of up to six months. It serves healthcare providers and patients through a network of distributors and strategic fulfillment partners. The company has a collaboration agreement with the University Hospitals Accountable Care Organization. Senseonics Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Germantown, Maryland.

About Butterfly Network

Butterfly Network, Inc. develops, manufactures, and commercializes ultrasound imaging solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers Butterfly iQ, a handheld and single-probe whole body ultrasound system; Butterfly iQ+ and iQ3 ultrasound devices that can perform whole-body imaging in a single handheld probe integrated with the clinical workflow, and accessible on a user's smartphone, tablet, and almost any hospital computer system; and Butterfly iQ+ Vet, a handheld ultrasound system designed for veterinarians. The company also provides Butterfly system, which includes probes, and related accessories and software subscriptions to healthcare systems, physicians, and healthcare providers through a direct sales force, distributors, and eCommerce channel. In addition, it offers cloud-based software solutions to healthcare systems, teleguidance, in-app educational tutorials, and formal education programs through its Butterfly Academy software, as well as professional services for large scale deployments; and ScanLab, an education-only app provides written walkthroughs and reference imagery to guide real-time educational scanning, enhancing the learning process. Butterfly Network, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.