electroCore (ECOR) Competitors

electroCore (NASDAQ:ECOR) and Electromed (NYSE:ELMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Is ECOR or ELMD more profitable?

Electromed has a net margin of 11.34% compared to electroCore's net margin of -54.40%. Electromed's return on equity of 15.71% beat electroCore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
electroCore	-54.40%	-154.45%	-69.16%
Electromed	11.34%	15.71%	13.37%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ECOR or ELMD?

Electromed has higher revenue and earnings than electroCore. electroCore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electromed, 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
electroCore	$25.18M	1.92	-$18.83M	-$1.62	-4.16
Electromed	$59.63M	3.41	$5.15M	$0.75	31.71

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ECOR or ELMD?

electroCore received 145 more outperform votes than Electromed when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 91.67% of users gave Electromed an outperform vote while only 62.55% of users gave electroCore an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
electroCore	Outperform Votes 167 62.55%	Underperform Votes 100 37.45%
Electromed	Outperform Votes 22 91.67%	Underperform Votes 2 8.33%

Which has more risk & volatility, ECOR or ELMD?

electroCore has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electromed has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ECOR or ELMD?

26.7% of electroCore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.8% of Electromed shares are held by institutional investors. 19.7% of electroCore shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of Electromed 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.

Do analysts recommend ECOR or ELMD?

electroCore presently has a consensus target price of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 278.56%. Electromed has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 59.80%. Given electroCore's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe electroCore is more favorable than Electromed.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
electroCore	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Electromed	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Does the media favor ECOR or ELMD?

In the previous week, electroCore had 1 more articles in the media than Electromed. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for electroCore and 2 mentions for Electromed. Electromed's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat electroCore's score of 0.43 indicating that Electromed is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
electroCore	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Electromed	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Electromed beats electroCore on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.