Aclarion (ACON) Competitors

Aclarion (NASDAQ:ACON) and ATI Physical Therapy (NYSE:ATIP) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media favor ACON or ATIP?

In the previous week, Aclarion had 2 more articles in the media than ATI Physical Therapy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aclarion and 0 mentions for ATI Physical Therapy. Aclarion's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat ATI Physical Therapy's score of 0.00 indicating that Aclarion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aclarion	Very Positive
ATI Physical Therapy	Neutral

Is ACON or ATIP more profitable?

ATI Physical Therapy has a net margin of -7.79% compared to Aclarion's net margin of -12,845.05%. ATI Physical Therapy's return on equity of 0.00% beat Aclarion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aclarion	-12,845.05%	-422.87%	-201.15%
ATI Physical Therapy	-7.79%	N/A	-3.87%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ACON or ATIP?

Aclarion has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ATI Physical Therapy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aclarion	$80K	23.12	-$4.91M	N/A	N/A
ATI Physical Therapy	$699.02M	0.01	-$69.79M	-$18.57	-0.08

Which has more risk and volatility, ACON or ATIP?

Aclarion has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATI Physical Therapy has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ACON or ATIP?

Aclarion currently has a consensus price target of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 746.02%. Given Aclarion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Aclarion is more favorable than ATI Physical Therapy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aclarion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ATI Physical Therapy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ACON or ATIP?

7.5% of Aclarion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of ATI Physical Therapy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Aclarion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of ATI Physical Therapy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACON or ATIP?

ATI Physical Therapy received 12 more outperform votes than Aclarion when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Aclarion an outperform vote while only 36.59% of users gave ATI Physical Therapy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aclarion	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
ATI Physical Therapy	Outperform Votes 15 36.59%	Underperform Votes 26 63.41%

Summary

Aclarion and ATI Physical Therapy tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.