OrthoPediatrics (KIDS) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EYE or KIDS?

National Vision has higher revenue and earnings than OrthoPediatrics. National Vision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OrthoPediatrics, 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
National Vision	$1.89B	0.98	-$28.50M	-$0.18	-130.00
OrthoPediatrics	$220.73M	2.44	-$37.82M	-$1.79	-11.98

Does the media refer more to EYE or KIDS?

In the previous week, National Vision had 1 more articles in the media than OrthoPediatrics. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for National Vision and 7 mentions for OrthoPediatrics. OrthoPediatrics' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat National Vision's score of 1.43 indicating that OrthoPediatrics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Vision	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OrthoPediatrics	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

69.1% of OrthoPediatrics shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of National Vision shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.7% of OrthoPediatrics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EYE or KIDS more profitable?

National Vision has a net margin of -0.75% compared to OrthoPediatrics' net margin of -18.92%. National Vision's return on equity of 3.56% beat OrthoPediatrics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Vision	-0.75%	3.56%	1.49%
OrthoPediatrics	-18.92%	-6.36%	-4.69%

Do analysts prefer EYE or KIDS?

National Vision currently has a consensus price target of $24.73, suggesting a potential upside of 5.67%. OrthoPediatrics has a consensus price target of $34.14, suggesting a potential upside of 59.25%. Given OrthoPediatrics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe OrthoPediatrics is more favorable than National Vision.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Vision	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
OrthoPediatrics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has more risk and volatility, EYE or KIDS?

National Vision has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OrthoPediatrics has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

National Vision and OrthoPediatrics tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.