Comparing Micron Solutions (OTCMKTS:MICR) and IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ:IDXX)

Micron Solutions (OTCMKTS:MICR) and IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ:IDXX) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Micron Solutions and IDEXX Laboratories, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Micron Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
IDEXX Laboratories	0	4	7	0	2.64

IDEXX Laboratories has a consensus target price of $751.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.02%. Given IDEXX Laboratories’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IDEXX Laboratories is more favorable than Micron Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Micron Solutions and IDEXX Laboratories’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Micron Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
IDEXX Laboratories	24.63%	70.87%	32.56%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Micron Solutions and IDEXX Laboratories”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Micron Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.25)	0.00
IDEXX Laboratories	$4.30 billion	9.69	$1.06 billion	$13.58	38.94

IDEXX Laboratories has higher revenue and earnings than Micron Solutions. Micron Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDEXX Laboratories, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.8% of IDEXX Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. 26.1% of Micron Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of IDEXX Laboratories shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

IDEXX Laboratories beats Micron Solutions on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Micron Solutions

Micron Solutions, Inc. operates as a contract manufacturer for the medical device, defense, and life sciences markets. It offers precision machining, thermoplastic injection molding, mold making products; sensors; orthopedic implants and devices; and diagnostic test kits. The company provides solutions for medical, orthopedics, consumer, and automotive industries. Micron Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

About IDEXX Laboratories

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes products primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets in Africa, the Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Companion Animal Group; Water Quality Products; and Livestock, Poultry and Dairy. It also provides point-of-care veterinary diagnostic products, including instruments, consumables, and rapid assay test kits; veterinary reference laboratory diagnostic and consulting services; practice management and diagnostic imaging systems and services for veterinarians; and health monitoring, biological materials testing, and laboratory diagnostic instruments, and services for biomedical research community. In addition, the company offers diagnostic and health-monitoring products for livestock, poultry, and dairy; products that test water for various microbiological contaminants; point-of-care electrolytes and blood gas analyzers; in-clinic chemistry, blood and urine chemistry, hematology, immunoassay, urinalysis, and coagulation analyzers; and SNAP rapid assays test kits. Further, it provides Colilert, Colilert-18, and Colisure tests, which detect the presence of total coliforms and E. coli in water; Enterolert, Pseudalert, Filta-Max and Filta-Max xpress, Legiolert, and Quanti-Tray products; and veterinary software and services for independent veterinary clinics and corporate groups. Additionally, the company offers human medical point-of-care products and laboratory diagnostics services. The company markets its products through marketing, customer service, sales, and technical service groups, as well as through independent distributors and other resellers. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Westbrook, Maine.