KORU Medical Systems (NASDAQ:KRMD – Get Free Report) and Autonomix Medical (NASDAQ:AMIX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
58.6% of KORU Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of Autonomix Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 25.6% of KORU Medical Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.4% of Autonomix Medical shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares KORU Medical Systems and Autonomix Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| KORU Medical Systems | -37.42% | -24.60% | -16.87% |
| Autonomix Medical | N/A | -212.48% | -161.13% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| KORU Medical Systems | $28.52 million | 5.96 | -$13.74 million | ($0.25) | -14.84 |
| Autonomix Medical | N/A | N/A | -$15.43 million | ($12.93) | -0.23 |
KORU Medical Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Autonomix Medical. KORU Medical Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autonomix Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for KORU Medical Systems and Autonomix Medical, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| KORU Medical Systems | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Autonomix Medical | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
KORU Medical Systems currently has a consensus price target of $4.70, indicating a potential upside of 26.68%. Autonomix Medical has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 845.95%. Given Autonomix Medical’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Autonomix Medical is more favorable than KORU Medical Systems.
Summary
KORU Medical Systems beats Autonomix Medical on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About KORU Medical Systems
KORU Medical Systems, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices and supplies in the United States and internationally. It offers the freedom infusion systems to deliver life-saving therapies to patients with chronic illnesses, such as primary immunodeficiency diseases, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Its products include the FREEDOM60 syringe infusion system, the FreedomEdge syringe driver, HIgH-Flo subcutaneous safety needle sets, and precision flow rate tubing products. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Mahwah, New Jersey.
About Autonomix Medical
Autonomix Medical, Inc., a development stage medical device development company, focuses on advancing technologies for sensing and treating disorders relating to the peripheral nervous system. Its technology platform includes a catheter-based microchip-enabled sensing array to detect and differentiate peripheral neural signals. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas.
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