Inogen (INGN) Competitors

Inogen (NASDAQ:INGN) and National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is INGN or EYE more profitable?

National Vision has a net margin of -0.81% compared to Inogen's net margin of -15.89%. National Vision's return on equity of 3.52% beat Inogen's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inogen	-15.89%	-27.38%	-16.77%
National Vision	-0.81%	3.52%	1.39%

Which has more risk and volatility, INGN or EYE?

Inogen has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Vision has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INGN or EYE?

Inogen received 135 more outperform votes than National Vision when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.97% of users gave Inogen an outperform vote while only 65.13% of users gave National Vision an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Inogen	Outperform Votes 389 68.97%	Underperform Votes 175 31.03%
National Vision	Outperform Votes 254 65.13%	Underperform Votes 136 34.87%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, INGN or EYE?

National Vision has higher revenue and earnings than Inogen. National Vision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inogen, 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
Inogen	$335.71M	0.56	-$102.45M	-$1.52	-5.23
National Vision	$2.18B	0.45	-$65.90M	-$0.20	-61.85

Does the media refer more to INGN or EYE?

In the previous week, Inogen had 8 more articles in the media than National Vision. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Inogen and 18 mentions for National Vision. National Vision's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Inogen's score of 0.23 indicating that National Vision is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Inogen	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
National Vision	3 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of INGN or EYE?

89.9% of Inogen shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Inogen shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of National Vision shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer INGN or EYE?

Inogen presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.95%. National Vision has a consensus target price of $13.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.94%. Given National Vision's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe National Vision is more favorable than Inogen.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inogen	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
National Vision	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Summary

National Vision beats Inogen on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.