Avinger (AVGR) Competitors $0.47 0.00 (0.00%) As of 02/20/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AVGR vs. CTCX, NUWE, CHEK, TNON, SINT, TTOO, HSCS, AMIX, NDRA, and GMVDFShould you be buying Avinger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avinger include Carmell (CTCX), Nuwellis (NUWE), Check-Cap (CHEK), Tenon Medical (TNON), Sintx Technologies (SINT), T2 Biosystems (TTOO), Heart Test Laboratories (HSCS), Autonomix Medical (AMIX), ENDRA Life Sciences (NDRA), and G Medical Innovations (GMVDF). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. Avinger vs. Carmell Nuwellis Check-Cap Tenon Medical Sintx Technologies T2 Biosystems Heart Test Laboratories Autonomix Medical ENDRA Life Sciences G Medical Innovations Avinger (NASDAQ:AVGR) and Carmell (NASDAQ:CTCX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media favor AVGR or CTCX? In the previous week, Avinger had 3 more articles in the media than Carmell. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Avinger and 0 mentions for Carmell. Carmell's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Avinger's score of -0.36 indicating that Carmell is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Avinger Neutral Carmell Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in AVGR or CTCX? 18.3% of Avinger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of Carmell shares are held by institutional investors. 42.8% of Avinger shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of Carmell shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, AVGR or CTCX? Avinger has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carmell has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AVGR or CTCX? Avinger presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 954.85%. Given Avinger's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avinger is more favorable than Carmell.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avinger 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Carmell 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AVGR or CTCX? Avinger received 393 more outperform votes than Carmell when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAvingerOutperform Votes39356.55% Underperform Votes30243.45% CarmellN/AN/A Is AVGR or CTCX more profitable? Carmell has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Avinger's net margin of -261.06%. Carmell's return on equity of -217.50% beat Avinger's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avinger-261.06% -5,527.11% -123.25% Carmell N/A -217.50%-50.22% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AVGR or CTCX? Carmell has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Avinger. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvinger$7.65M0.21-$18.32M-$11.06-0.04CarmellN/AN/A-$15.44MN/AN/A SummaryAvinger beats Carmell on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Avinger News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVGR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AVGR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvingerSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.57M$4.59B$5.77B$8.98BDividend YieldN/A39.91%4.78%3.85%P/E Ratio-0.0431.4526.4618.82Price / Sales0.2150.79453.2580.30Price / CashN/A51.2344.0437.47Price / Book-0.106.577.634.64Net Income-$18.32M$90.13M$3.18B$245.69M7 Day PerformanceN/A-2.20%-1.91%-2.66%1 Month Performance-16.84%-2.17%-0.19%-2.15%1 Year Performance-86.69%15.26%16.70%12.90% Avinger Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVGRAvinger3.0758 of 5 stars$0.47flat$5.00+954.9%N/A$1.57M$7.65M-0.0470Analyst ForecastCTCXCarmellN/A$0.28-9.2%N/A-92.2%$5.90MN/A0.0014NUWENuwellis1.8159 of 5 stars$1.33+4.7%$17.00+1,178.2%-94.0%$5.81M$8.86M-0.0170News CoverageGap UpCHEKCheck-Cap0.4493 of 5 stars$0.90-2.2%N/A-68.1%$5.27MN/A-0.3080Analyst ForecastTNONTenon Medical1.6892 of 5 stars$1.46-2.3%$5.50+278.0%+23.0%$4.57M$2.93M-0.058SINTSintx Technologies1.0106 of 5 stars$3.06-5.6%N/A-82.2%$4.10M$2.63M-0.0640News CoverageGap DownTTOOT2 Biosystems1.9659 of 5 stars$0.19-7.4%$5.00+2,472.0%-96.8%$4.09M$7.68M0.00180Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeHSCSHeart Test Laboratories2.4753 of 5 stars$3.59-5.5%$13.50+276.0%-69.2%$3.52M$20,000.00-0.4510AMIXAutonomix Medical1.8711 of 5 stars$2.72+0.7%$28.00+929.4%-96.2%$3.13MN/A-0.171News CoverageNDRAENDRA Life Sciences2.344 of 5 stars$4.98-5.3%$700,000.00+14,056,124.9%-100.0%$2.67MN/A-0.0120GMVDFG Medical InnovationsN/AN/AN/A-99.3%$2.60M$4.42M0.0072 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carmell Alternatives Nuwellis Alternatives Check-Cap Alternatives Tenon Medical Alternatives Sintx Technologies Alternatives T2 Biosystems Alternatives Heart Test Laboratories Alternatives Autonomix Medical Alternatives ENDRA Life Sciences Alternatives G Medical Innovations Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AVGR) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[RFK Jr CONFIRMED] Here’s why Dems are TERRIFIEDRobert F. 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