LENSAR (LNSR) Competitors

LENSAR (NASDAQ:LNSR) and Semler Scientific (NASDAQ:SMLR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LNSR or SMLR?

40.2% of LENSAR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Semler Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. 38.5% of LENSAR shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.2% of Semler Scientific shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to LNSR or SMLR?

In the previous week, Semler Scientific had 5 more articles in the media than LENSAR. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Semler Scientific and 3 mentions for LENSAR. Semler Scientific's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat LENSAR's score of 0.50 indicating that Semler Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LENSAR	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Semler Scientific	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend LNSR or SMLR?

LENSAR presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.89%. Semler Scientific has a consensus target price of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.72%. Given Semler Scientific's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Semler Scientific is more favorable than LENSAR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LENSAR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Semler Scientific	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, LNSR or SMLR?

LENSAR has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Semler Scientific has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LNSR or SMLR more profitable?

Semler Scientific has a net margin of 72.65% compared to LENSAR's net margin of -34.03%. Semler Scientific's return on equity of 50.77% beat LENSAR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LENSAR	-34.03%	-49.02%	-21.12%
Semler Scientific	72.65%	50.77%	47.04%

Which has better earnings & valuation, LNSR or SMLR?

Semler Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than LENSAR. LENSAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Semler Scientific, 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
LENSAR	$42.16M	2.56	-$14.38M	-$1.46	-6.36
Semler Scientific	$56.29M	7.86	$20.58M	$4.91	9.72

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LNSR or SMLR?

LENSAR received 3 more outperform votes than Semler Scientific when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Semler Scientific an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave LENSAR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LENSAR	Outperform Votes 5 38.46%	Underperform Votes 8 61.54%
Semler Scientific	Outperform Votes 2 66.67%	Underperform Votes 1 33.33%

Summary

Semler Scientific beats LENSAR on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.