TCMD vs. CERS, LUNG, GUTS, NPCE, BVS, SGHT, ANIK, SKIN, PLSE, and NVRO
Should you be buying Tactile Systems Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tactile Systems Technology include Cerus (CERS), Pulmonx (LUNG), Fractyl Health (GUTS), NeuroPace (NPCE), Bioventus (BVS), Sight Sciences (SGHT), Anika Therapeutics (ANIK), Beauty Health (SKIN), Pulse Biosciences (PLSE), and Nevro (NVRO). These companies are all part of the "surgical & medical instruments" industry.
Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) and Tactile Systems Technology (NASDAQ:TCMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Tactile Systems Technology has a net margin of 10.19% compared to Tactile Systems Technology's net margin of -19.27%. Cerus' return on equity of 15.88% beat Tactile Systems Technology's return on equity.
78.4% of Cerus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Tactile Systems Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Cerus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Tactile Systems Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Tactile Systems Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Cerus. Cerus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tactile Systems Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cerus received 208 more outperform votes than Tactile Systems Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.26% of users gave Cerus an outperform vote while only 69.50% of users gave Tactile Systems Technology an outperform vote.
Cerus has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tactile Systems Technology has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Tactile Systems Technology had 24 more articles in the media than Cerus. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Tactile Systems Technology and 3 mentions for Cerus. Tactile Systems Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Cerus' score of 0.18 indicating that Cerus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cerus currently has a consensus price target of $3.83, suggesting a potential upside of 91.67%. Tactile Systems Technology has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 116.92%. Given Cerus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tactile Systems Technology is more favorable than Cerus.
Summary
Tactile Systems Technology beats Cerus on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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