Comparing WORK Medical Technology Group (NASDAQ:WOK) & DarioHealth (NASDAQ:DRIO)

WORK Medical Technology Group (NASDAQ:WOK) and DarioHealth (NASDAQ:DRIO) 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, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

33.4% of DarioHealth shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of DarioHealth shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

WORK Medical Technology Group has a beta of 3.6, indicating that its stock price is 260% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DarioHealth has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares WORK Medical Technology Group and DarioHealth”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WORK Medical Technology Group	$11.51 million	0.15	-$3.49 million	N/A	N/A
DarioHealth	$27.15 million	1.05	-$42.75 million	($13.20)	-0.95

WORK Medical Technology Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DarioHealth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for WORK Medical Technology Group and DarioHealth, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WORK Medical Technology Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
DarioHealth	1	1	2	0	2.25

DarioHealth has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 220.00%. Given DarioHealth’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DarioHealth is more favorable than WORK Medical Technology Group.

Profitability

This table compares WORK Medical Technology Group and DarioHealth’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WORK Medical Technology Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
DarioHealth	-162.73%	-65.89%	-39.03%

Summary

DarioHealth beats WORK Medical Technology Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WORK Medical Technology Group

WORK Medical Technology Group Ltd. engages in developing health instruments. It manufactures and sells medical devices, including endotracheal tubes, laryngeal mask airways, heat and moisture exchanging filters, disposable breathing circuits, nebulizer kits, and yankauer suction sets. The company was founded on March 1, 2022 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

About DarioHealth

DarioHealth Corp. operates as a digital health company in the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia, and New Zealand. Its digital therapeutics platform and suite of solutions deliver personalized and dynamic interventions driven by data analytics and one-on-one coaching for diabetes, hypertension, weight management, musculoskeletal pain, and behavioral health. The company offers Dario Evolve, a metabolic solution to address metabolic health needs, such as diabetes, pre-diabetes, hypertension, and weight management; Dario Move, which address most common musculoskeletal conditions; Dario Elevate, a behavioral health solution that optimizes access to evidence-based care; and Dario One, a full suite of chronic condition management solution; and Dario blood glucose monitoring systems. It also provides native devices, such as glucose meter, blood pressure cuff, digital scale, and biofeedback sensor device, as well as live coaching services. The company was formerly known as LabStyle Innovations Corp. and changed its name to DarioHealth Corp. in July 2016. DarioHealth Corp. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.