Delcath Systems (DCTH) Competitors

Delcath Systems (NASDAQ:DCTH) and Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, DCTH or CDRE?

Delcath Systems has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadre has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DCTH or CDRE more profitable?

Cadre has a net margin of 6.34% compared to Delcath Systems' net margin of -150.70%. Cadre's return on equity of 12.88% beat Delcath Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delcath Systems	-150.70%	-338.16%	-104.02%
Cadre	6.34%	12.88%	6.06%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DCTH or CDRE?

Delcath Systems received 17 more outperform votes than Cadre when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.17% of users gave Cadre an outperform vote while only 27.50% of users gave Delcath Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Delcath Systems	Outperform Votes 33 27.50%	Underperform Votes 87 72.50%
Cadre	Outperform Votes 16 55.17%	Underperform Votes 13 44.83%

Do analysts rate DCTH or CDRE?

Delcath Systems currently has a consensus price target of $22.75, indicating a potential upside of 61.18%. Cadre has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.37%. Given Delcath Systems' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Delcath Systems is more favorable than Cadre.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delcath Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cadre	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to DCTH or CDRE?

In the previous week, Cadre had 9 more articles in the media than Delcath Systems. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Cadre and 1 mentions for Delcath Systems. Delcath Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Cadre's score of 0.66 indicating that Delcath Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Delcath Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Cadre	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DCTH or CDRE?

Cadre has higher revenue and earnings than Delcath Systems. Delcath Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadre, 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
Delcath Systems	$37.21M	12.67	-$47.68M	-$0.98	-14.40
Cadre	$567.56M	2.26	$38.64M	$0.90	35.03

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DCTH or CDRE?

61.1% of Delcath Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of Cadre shares are held by institutional investors. 17.9% of Delcath Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.0% of Cadre 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.

Summary

Cadre beats Delcath Systems on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.