Flowtech Fluidpower (FLO) Competitors

Flowtech Fluidpower (LON:FLO) and Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L) (LON:MED) are both small-cap food products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Which has better valuation and earnings, FLO or MED?

Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flowtech Fluidpower. Flowtech Fluidpower is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flowtech Fluidpower	£111.35M	0.34	-£14.47M	-£22.74	-2.67
Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L)	£5.28M	0.00	N/A	-£1.90	N/A

Is FLO or MED more profitable?

Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Flowtech Fluidpower's net margin of -12.99%. Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Flowtech Fluidpower's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flowtech Fluidpower	-12.99%	-20.67%	1.96%
Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate FLO or MED?

Flowtech Fluidpower presently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 114.21%. Given Flowtech Fluidpower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Flowtech Fluidpower is more favorable than Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flowtech Fluidpower	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to FLO or MED?

In the previous week, Flowtech Fluidpower had 1 more articles in the media than Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Flowtech Fluidpower and 0 mentions for Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L). Flowtech Fluidpower's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Flowtech Fluidpower is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flowtech Fluidpower	Positive
Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FLO or MED?

66.1% of Flowtech Fluidpower shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Flowtech Fluidpower shares are held by 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

Flowtech Fluidpower beats Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L) on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.