Accuray (ARAY) Competitors

Accuray (NASDAQ:ARAY) and Orthofix Medical (NASDAQ:OFIX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ARAY or OFIX?

Accuray has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Orthofix Medical. Accuray is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orthofix Medical, 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
Accuray	$446.55M	0.52	-$15.55M	-$0.17	-13.65
Orthofix Medical	$784.25M	0.91	-$151.40M	-$3.13	-5.96

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARAY or OFIX?

Orthofix Medical received 82 more outperform votes than Accuray when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.61% of users gave Accuray an outperform vote while only 61.98% of users gave Orthofix Medical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Accuray	Outperform Votes 332 65.61%	Underperform Votes 174 34.39%
Orthofix Medical	Outperform Votes 414 61.98%	Underperform Votes 254 38.02%

Is ARAY or OFIX more profitable?

Accuray has a net margin of -3.72% compared to Orthofix Medical's net margin of -15.18%. Orthofix Medical's return on equity of -21.25% beat Accuray's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Accuray	-3.72%	-36.93%	-3.52%
Orthofix Medical	-15.18%	-21.25%	-13.29%

Does the media prefer ARAY or OFIX?

In the previous week, Orthofix Medical had 3 more articles in the media than Accuray. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Orthofix Medical and 3 mentions for Accuray. Orthofix Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Accuray's score of 0.38 indicating that Orthofix Medical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Accuray	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Orthofix Medical	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend ARAY or OFIX?

Accuray presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 287.93%. Orthofix Medical has a consensus target price of $23.33, indicating a potential upside of 25.11%. Given Accuray's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Accuray is more favorable than Orthofix Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Accuray	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Orthofix Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has more risk & volatility, ARAY or OFIX?

Accuray has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orthofix Medical has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ARAY or OFIX?

64.1% of Accuray shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Orthofix Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Accuray shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Orthofix Medical 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

Accuray and Orthofix Medical tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.