Kooth (KOO) Competitors

Kooth (LON:KOO) and Instem (LON:INS) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer KOO or INS?

In the previous week, Kooth had 1 more articles in the media than Instem. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Kooth and 0 mentions for Instem. Kooth's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Instem's score of 0.00 indicating that Kooth is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kooth	Neutral
Instem	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, KOO or INS?

Kooth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Instem. Kooth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Instem, 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
Kooth	£54.17M	1.11	£4.28M	£0.12	1,377.08
Instem	£61.63M	3.24	£3.34M	£0.14	5,928.57

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KOO or INS?

Instem received 83 more outperform votes than Kooth when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.91% of users gave Kooth an outperform vote while only 52.25% of users gave Instem an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kooth	Outperform Votes 10 90.91%	Underperform Votes 1 9.09%
Instem	Outperform Votes 93 52.25%	Underperform Votes 85 47.75%

Is KOO or INS more profitable?

Kooth has a net margin of 7.89% compared to Instem's net margin of 5.50%. Kooth's return on equity of 23.83% beat Instem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kooth	7.89%	23.83%	10.12%
Instem	5.50%	6.35%	4.62%

Do analysts rate KOO or INS?

Kooth currently has a consensus target price of GBX 585, indicating a potential upside of 254.01%. Given Kooth's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Kooth is more favorable than Instem.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kooth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Instem	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility & risk, KOO or INS?

Kooth has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Instem has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KOO or INS?

65.0% of Kooth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of Instem shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of Kooth shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.0% of Instem shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Kooth beats Instem on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.