Intelligent Ultrasound Group (IUG) Competitors

Intelligent Ultrasound Group (LON:IUG) and EKF Diagnostics (LON:EKF) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to IUG or EKF?

In the previous week, Intelligent Ultrasound Group and Intelligent Ultrasound Group both had 1 articles in the media. EKF Diagnostics' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Intelligent Ultrasound Group's score of 0.00 indicating that EKF Diagnostics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intelligent Ultrasound Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
EKF Diagnostics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IUG or EKF?

EKF Diagnostics received 327 more outperform votes than Intelligent Ultrasound Group when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intelligent Ultrasound Group	N/A	N/A
EKF Diagnostics	Outperform Votes 327 76.76%	Underperform Votes 99 23.24%

Is IUG or EKF more profitable?

EKF Diagnostics has a net margin of 9.37% compared to Intelligent Ultrasound Group's net margin of -33.78%. EKF Diagnostics' return on equity of 7.58% beat Intelligent Ultrasound Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intelligent Ultrasound Group	-33.78%	-36.19%	-13.51%
EKF Diagnostics	9.37%	7.58%	5.27%

Which has better valuation & earnings, IUG or EKF?

EKF Diagnostics has higher revenue and earnings than Intelligent Ultrasound Group. Intelligent Ultrasound Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EKF Diagnostics, 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
Intelligent Ultrasound Group	£9.88M	4.23	-£3.43M	-£0.01	-1,278.00
EKF Diagnostics	£50.95M	2.29	£4.78M	£0.01	2,570.00

Which has more risk & volatility, IUG or EKF?

Intelligent Ultrasound Group has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EKF Diagnostics has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IUG or EKF?

75.5% of Intelligent Ultrasound Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of EKF Diagnostics shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Intelligent Ultrasound Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of EKF Diagnostics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

EKF Diagnostics beats Intelligent Ultrasound Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.