BIOLASE (BIOL) Competitors

BIOLASE (NASDAQ:BIOL) and Dynatronics (NASDAQ:DYNT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BIOL or DYNT?

Dynatronics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BIOLASE. Dynatronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BIOLASE, 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
BIOLASE	$48.83M	0.00	-$20.63M	-$14.94	0.00
Dynatronics	$33.60M	0.04	-$2.70M	-$0.78	-0.12

Which has more volatility and risk, BIOL or DYNT?

BIOLASE has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dynatronics has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BIOL or DYNT?

8.8% of BIOLASE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of Dynatronics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of BIOLASE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Dynatronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BIOL or DYNT?

In the previous week, BIOLASE's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Dynatronics'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BIOLASE	Neutral
Dynatronics	Neutral

Do analysts recommend BIOL or DYNT?

BIOLASE currently has a consensus target price of $1.20, suggesting a potential upside of 119,900.00%. Given BIOLASE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BIOLASE is more favorable than Dynatronics.

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

Is BIOL or DYNT more profitable?

Dynatronics has a net margin of -8.35% compared to BIOLASE's net margin of -41.65%. Dynatronics' return on equity of -41.81% beat BIOLASE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BIOLASE	-41.65%	-1,782.73%	-55.31%
Dynatronics	-8.35%	-41.81%	-9.56%

Summary

BIOLASE and Dynatronics tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.