HSDT vs. BIOL, STSS, IONM, AFIB, BRSH, SDCCQ, GMVDF, VRAYQ, AHPI, and NMRD
Should you be buying Helius Medical Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helius Medical Technologies include BIOLASE (BIOL), Sharps Technology (STSS), Assure (IONM), Acutus Medical (AFIB), Bruush Oral Care (BRSH), SmileDirectClub (SDCCQ), G Medical Innovations (GMVDF), ViewRay (VRAYQ), Allied Healthcare Products (AHPI), and Nemaura Medical (NMRD). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry.
Helius Medical Technologies vs. Its Competitors
BIOLASE (NASDAQ:BIOL) and Helius Medical Technologies (NASDAQ:HSDT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.
8.8% of BIOLASE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% of Helius Medical Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of BIOLASE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Helius Medical Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Helius Medical Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than BIOLASE. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Helius Medical Technologies and 1 mentions for BIOLASE. Helius Medical Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat BIOLASE's score of 0.00 indicating that Helius Medical Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Helius Medical Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BIOLASE. Helius Medical Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BIOLASE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
BIOLASE has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helius Medical Technologies has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BIOLASE has a net margin of -41.65% compared to Helius Medical Technologies' net margin of -3,010.14%. Helius Medical Technologies' return on equity of -418.82% beat BIOLASE's return on equity.
BIOLASE presently has a consensus price target of $1.20, indicating a potential upside of 11,449.57%. Given BIOLASE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe BIOLASE is more favorable than Helius Medical Technologies.
Summary
BIOLASE and Helius Medical Technologies tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HSDT) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff