IRIDEX (IRIX) Competitors

IRIDEX (NASDAQ:IRIX) and Hyperfine (NASDAQ:HYPR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer IRIX or HYPR?

In the previous week, IRIDEX had 1 more articles in the media than Hyperfine. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for IRIDEX and 8 mentions for Hyperfine. Hyperfine's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat IRIDEX's score of 0.40 indicating that Hyperfine is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IRIDEX	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hyperfine	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer IRIX or HYPR?

IRIDEX presently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 95.12%. Hyperfine has a consensus price target of $1.33, indicating a potential upside of 84.21%. Given IRIDEX's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IRIDEX is more favorable than Hyperfine.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IRIDEX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hyperfine	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IRIX or HYPR?

IRIDEX received 266 more outperform votes than Hyperfine when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.11% of users gave IRIDEX an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Hyperfine an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IRIDEX	Outperform Votes 272 63.11%	Underperform Votes 159 36.89%
Hyperfine	Outperform Votes 6 50.00%	Underperform Votes 6 50.00%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, IRIX or HYPR?

IRIDEX has higher revenue and earnings than Hyperfine. IRIDEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyperfine, 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
IRIDEX	$48.43M	0.35	-$9.57M	-$0.67	-1.53
Hyperfine	$12.89M	4.36	-$44.24M	-$0.56	-1.29

Is IRIX or HYPR more profitable?

IRIDEX has a net margin of -22.79% compared to Hyperfine's net margin of -309.42%. Hyperfine's return on equity of -57.54% beat IRIDEX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IRIDEX	-22.79%	-192.95%	-33.97%
Hyperfine	-309.42%	-57.54%	-50.38%

Which has more risk & volatility, IRIX or HYPR?

IRIDEX has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyperfine has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IRIX or HYPR?

20.1% of IRIDEX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.0% of Hyperfine shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of IRIDEX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of Hyperfine shares are owned 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.

Summary

IRIDEX beats Hyperfine on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.