IRIDEX (IRIX) Competitors $1.34 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03:40 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IRIX vs. BDMD, APYX, VANI, NTRB, TELA, LUNG, QTI, CTSO, MDAI, and PYPDShould you be buying IRIDEX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IRIDEX include Baird Medical Investment (BDMD), Apyx Medical (APYX), Vivani Medical (VANI), Nutriband (NTRB), TELA Bio (TELA), Pulmonx (LUNG), QT Imaging (QTI), Cytosorbents (CTSO), Spectral AI (MDAI), and PolyPid (PYPD). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. IRIDEX vs. Its Competitors Baird Medical Investment Apyx Medical Vivani Medical Nutriband TELA Bio Pulmonx QT Imaging Cytosorbents Spectral AI PolyPid Baird Medical Investment (NASDAQ:BDMD) and IRIDEX (NASDAQ:IRIX) are both small-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders believe in BDMD or IRIX? 19.8% of Baird Medical Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of IRIDEX shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.9% of Baird Medical Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of IRIDEX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BDMD or IRIX more profitable? Baird Medical Investment has a net margin of 0.00% compared to IRIDEX's net margin of -10.95%. Baird Medical Investment's return on equity of 0.00% beat IRIDEX's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Baird Medical InvestmentN/A N/A N/A IRIDEX -10.95%-386.93%-17.42% Which has better valuation and earnings, BDMD or IRIX? Baird Medical Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IRIDEX. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBaird Medical Investment$37.04M2.36N/AN/AN/AIRIDEX$48.67M0.47-$8.91M-$0.33-4.06 Does the media refer more to BDMD or IRIX? In the previous week, Baird Medical Investment and Baird Medical Investment both had 1 articles in the media. Baird Medical Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.88 equaled IRIDEX'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Baird Medical Investment Very Positive IRIDEX Very Positive Which has more volatility & risk, BDMD or IRIX? Baird Medical Investment has a beta of -0.98, indicating that its stock price is 198% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IRIDEX has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBaird Medical Investment beats IRIDEX on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IRIDEX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IRIX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IRIX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIRIDEXLASERS IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$22.77M$1.02B$29.57B$9.65BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.18%4.53%P/E Ratio-4.06N/A416.3026.32Price / Sales0.4754.471,683.93210.95Price / CashN/A27.9934.2828.92Price / Book10.315.726.986.04Net Income-$8.91M-$60.02M$807.18M$265.75M7 Day Performance5.51%0.38%-0.59%-0.35%1 Month Performance4.69%-1.82%3.53%5.55%1 Year Performance-33.33%8.88%23,981.78%17.44% IRIDEX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IRIXIRIDEX1.1637 of 5 stars$1.34flatN/A-33.3%$22.77M$48.67M-4.06120BDMDBaird Medical InvestmentN/A$2.39+3.9%N/AN/A$82.18MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsAPYXApyx Medical1.8588 of 5 stars$2.06-1.4%N/A+49.6%$77.91M$46.51M-4.58270VANIVivani Medical2.3449 of 5 stars$1.23-0.8%$4.00+225.2%-12.2%$73.46MN/A-2.7320Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓NTRBNutriband3.3298 of 5 stars$6.41-0.3%$13.00+102.8%+58.6%$71.44M$2.40M-7.1210Short Interest ↑Gap DownTELATELA Bio3.038 of 5 stars$1.83+3.4%$4.50+145.9%-38.6%$70.12M$75.32M-1.63120Positive NewsLUNGPulmonx4.0932 of 5 stars$1.67-1.2%$7.66+358.9%-76.6%$68.86M$90.55M-1.17250News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGap DownQTIQT ImagingN/A$2.13+0.5%N/A+265.2%$57.80M$4.00M0.00N/ANews CoverageCTSOCytosorbents2.0284 of 5 stars$0.91-0.7%$5.50+506.9%-10.2%$57.31M$35.60M-5.33220Positive NewsMDAISpectral AI3.2134 of 5 stars$2.03-2.9%$3.50+72.4%+35.0%$55.87M$29.58M-2.9483PYPDPolyPid2.3147 of 5 stars$3.45-1.4%$12.40+259.4%-5.6%$55.64MN/A-0.9080News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BDMD Alternatives APYX Alternatives VANI Alternatives NTRB Alternatives TELA Alternatives LUNG Alternatives QTI Alternatives CTSO Alternatives MDAI Alternatives PYPD Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:IRIX) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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