Novacyt (NCYT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EKF or NCYT?

EKF Diagnostics received 291 more outperform votes than Novacyt when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.76% of users gave EKF Diagnostics an outperform vote while only 58.06% of users gave Novacyt an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EKF Diagnostics	Outperform Votes 327 76.76%	Underperform Votes 99 23.24%
Novacyt	Outperform Votes 36 58.06%	Underperform Votes 26 41.94%

Which has more risk & volatility, EKF or NCYT?

EKF Diagnostics has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Novacyt has a beta of -1.86, meaning that its stock price is 286% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EKF or NCYT more profitable?

EKF Diagnostics has a net margin of 9.37% compared to Novacyt's net margin of -202.80%. EKF Diagnostics' return on equity of 7.58% beat Novacyt's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EKF Diagnostics	9.37%	7.58%	5.27%
Novacyt	-202.80%	-42.04%	-27.98%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in EKF or NCYT?

70.3% of EKF Diagnostics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Novacyt shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of EKF Diagnostics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Novacyt shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer EKF or NCYT?

In the previous week, EKF Diagnostics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Novacyt'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
EKF Diagnostics	Neutral
Novacyt	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EKF or NCYT?

EKF Diagnostics has higher revenue and earnings than Novacyt. Novacyt 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
EKF Diagnostics	£50.95M	2.33	£4.78M	£0.01	2,620.00
Novacyt	£18.56M	1.89	-£37.36M	-£0.52	-95.61

Summary

EKF Diagnostics beats Novacyt on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.