Contrasting Surgery Partners (NASDAQ:SGRY) and Zicix (OTCMKTS:ZICXD)

Surgery Partners (NASDAQ:SGRY) and Zicix (OTCMKTS:ZICXD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Surgery Partners and Zicix, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Surgery Partners	1	2	8	1	2.75
Zicix	0	0	0	0	0.00

Surgery Partners currently has a consensus target price of $22.18, indicating a potential upside of 45.74%. Given Surgery Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Surgery Partners is more favorable than Zicix.

Profitability

This table compares Surgery Partners and Zicix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Surgery Partners	-2.28%	1.04%	0.41%
Zicix	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Surgery Partners has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zicix has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Surgery Partners and Zicix”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Surgery Partners	$3.31 billion	0.60	-$77.90 million	($0.60)	-25.37
Zicix	N/A	N/A	N/A	($100.14)	-0.00

Zicix has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Surgery Partners. Surgery Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zicix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Surgery Partners beats Zicix on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Surgery Partners

Surgery Partners, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a network of surgical facilities and ancillary services in the United States. The company provides ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals that offer non-emergency surgical procedures in various specialties, including orthopedics and pain management, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, and general surgery. It offers diagnostic imaging, laboratory, obstetrics, oncology, pharmacy, physical therapy, and wound care; and ancillary services, including multi-specialty physician practices, urgent care facilities, and anesthesia services. In addition, it offers single- and multi-specialty facilities. Surgery Partners, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.

About Zicix

Zicix Corporation, through its subsidiary, Texas Mobile Health, Inc., provides diagnostic medical imaging services in Houston, Texas. It offers cardiac diagnostic services, including echocardiogram, stress testing, carotid ultrasound, and halter and event monitoring services; medical services, such as general medical care, medical care for home health patients, general and immigration physicals, weight reduction, cold laser pain relief treatment, physical therapy, and anti-aging treatment; and MRI, CT, and X-Ray services. The company was formerly known as Bederra Corporation and changed its name to Zicix Corporation on February 8, 2011. Zicix Corporation was founded in 1979 and is based in Houston, Texas.