Reviewing Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR) and Aspyra (OTCMKTS:APYI)

Aspyra (OTCMKTS:APYI) and Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Aspyra and Aurora Innovation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aspyra	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aurora Innovation	N/A	-37.90%	-33.94%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Aspyra and Aurora Innovation’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aspyra	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aurora Innovation	$68.00 million	83.28	-$796.00 million	($0.55)	-6.56

Aspyra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aurora Innovation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.7% of Aurora Innovation shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.9% of Aspyra shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Aurora Innovation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Aspyra has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aurora Innovation has a beta of 2.76, indicating that its share price is 176% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Aspyra and Aurora Innovation, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aspyra	0	0	0	0	N/A
Aurora Innovation	1	1	1	0	2.00

Aurora Innovation has a consensus target price of $3.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.88%. Given Aurora Innovation’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aurora Innovation is more favorable than Aspyra.

Summary

Aurora Innovation beats Aspyra on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aspyra

Aspyra Inc. provides health care products and services for the laboratory and imaging marketplaces. It offers engineered workflow solutions that include software, interfaces, hardware, and professional services to various markets comprising specialty labs, reference labs, clinics, hospitals, imaging centers, and orthopedic practices. The company was formerly known as Creative Computer Applications Inc. and changed its name to Aspyra Inc. in November 2005. Aspyra Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

About Aurora Innovation

Aurora Innovation, Inc. operates as a self-driving technology company in the United States. It focuses on developing Aurora Driver, a platform that brings a suite of self-driving hardware, software, and data services together to adapt and interoperate vehicles. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.