FONAR (FONR) Competitors

Nano-X Imaging (NASDAQ:NNOX) and FONAR (NASDAQ:FONR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media prefer NNOX or FONR?

In the previous week, Nano-X Imaging had 2 more articles in the media than FONAR. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Nano-X Imaging and 2 mentions for FONAR. FONAR's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Nano-X Imaging's score of 0.29 indicating that FONAR is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nano-X Imaging	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FONAR	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NNOX or FONR?

FONAR has higher revenue and earnings than Nano-X Imaging. Nano-X Imaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FONAR, 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
Nano-X Imaging	$11.28M	27.35	-$60.78M	-$0.90	-5.93
FONAR	$101.57M	0.75	$10.57M	$1.15	10.63

Is NNOX or FONR more profitable?

FONAR has a net margin of 7.68% compared to Nano-X Imaging's net margin of -465.38%. FONAR's return on equity of 4.94% beat Nano-X Imaging's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nano-X Imaging	-465.38%	-27.63%	-24.72%
FONAR	7.68%	4.94%	3.70%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NNOX or FONR?

21.5% of Nano-X Imaging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.6% of FONAR shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of Nano-X Imaging shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of FONAR shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, NNOX or FONR?

Nano-X Imaging has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FONAR has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NNOX or FONR?

Nano-X Imaging currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 124.72%. Given Nano-X Imaging's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Nano-X Imaging is more favorable than FONAR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nano-X Imaging	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
FONAR	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 NNOX or FONR?

FONAR received 146 more outperform votes than Nano-X Imaging when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.69% of users gave FONAR an outperform vote while only 73.91% of users gave Nano-X Imaging an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nano-X Imaging	Outperform Votes 34 73.91%	Underperform Votes 12 26.09%
FONAR	Outperform Votes 180 74.69%	Underperform Votes 61 25.31%

Summary

FONAR beats Nano-X Imaging on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.