OrthoPediatrics (KIDS) Competitors

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

Is KIDS or EYE 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
OrthoPediatrics	-18.92%	-6.35%	-4.75%
National Vision	-0.75%	3.56%	1.49%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KIDS or EYE?

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KIDS or EYE?

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
OrthoPediatrics	$204.73M	2.28	-$37.82M	-$1.79	-10.73
National Vision	$1.82B	1.05	-$28.50M	-$0.33	-73.24

Which has more risk and volatility, KIDS or EYE?

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

Does the media favor KIDS or EYE?

In the previous week, National Vision had 9 more articles in the media than OrthoPediatrics. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for National Vision and 16 mentions for OrthoPediatrics. National Vision's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat OrthoPediatrics' score of 0.11 indicating that National Vision is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OrthoPediatrics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
National Vision	9 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend KIDS or EYE?

OrthoPediatrics presently has a consensus target price of $36.29, indicating a potential upside of 88.99%. National Vision has a consensus target price of $24.73, indicating a potential upside of 2.31%. 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
OrthoPediatrics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
National Vision	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

National Vision beats OrthoPediatrics on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.