LENSAR (LNSR) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CVRX or LNSR?

In the previous week, CVRx had 20 more articles in the media than LENSAR. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for CVRx and 0 mentions for LENSAR. CVRx's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat LENSAR's score of 0.00 indicating that CVRx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CVRx	Positive
LENSAR	Neutral

Do analysts rate CVRX or LNSR?

CVRx presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.52%. LENSAR has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.85%. Given CVRx's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CVRx is more favorable than LENSAR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVRx	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
LENSAR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CVRX or LNSR more profitable?

LENSAR has a net margin of -34.03% compared to CVRx's net margin of -123.75%. LENSAR's return on equity of -49.02% beat CVRx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVRx	-123.75%	-89.06%	-52.56%
LENSAR	-34.03%	-49.02%	-21.12%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CVRX or LNSR?

CVRx received 26 more outperform votes than LENSAR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.09% of users gave CVRx an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave LENSAR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CVRx	Outperform Votes 31 72.09%	Underperform Votes 12 27.91%
LENSAR	Outperform Votes 5 38.46%	Underperform Votes 8 61.54%

Which has more volatility & risk, CVRX or LNSR?

CVRx has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LENSAR has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CVRX or LNSR?

LENSAR has higher revenue and earnings than CVRx. CVRx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LENSAR, 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
CVRx	$39.29M	10.88	-$41.20M	-$2.70	-6.53
LENSAR	$42.16M	2.29	-$14.38M	-$1.46	-5.70

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CVRX or LNSR?

75.3% of CVRx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.2% of LENSAR shares are held by institutional investors. 18.9% of CVRx shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.0% of LENSAR shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CVRx and LENSAR tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.