Spectral AI (MDAI) Competitors

Spectral AI (NASDAQ:MDAI) and Pro-Dex (NASDAQ:PDEX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MDAI or PDEX?

Pro-Dex received 149 more outperform votes than Spectral AI when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Spectral AI an outperform vote while only 61.85% of users gave Pro-Dex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Spectral AI	Outperform Votes 5 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Pro-Dex	Outperform Votes 154 61.85%	Underperform Votes 95 38.15%

Does the media refer more to MDAI or PDEX?

In the previous week, Spectral AI had 2 more articles in the media than Pro-Dex. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Spectral AI and 1 mentions for Pro-Dex. Spectral AI's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Pro-Dex's score of 0.00 indicating that Spectral AI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spectral AI	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pro-Dex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate MDAI or PDEX?

Spectral AI presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 121.67%. Pro-Dex has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.04%. Given Spectral AI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Spectral AI is more favorable than Pro-Dex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spectral AI	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Pro-Dex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is MDAI or PDEX more profitable?

Pro-Dex has a net margin of 9.17% compared to Spectral AI's net margin of -40.78%. Pro-Dex's return on equity of 16.74% beat Spectral AI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spectral AI	-40.78%	N/A	-77.87%
Pro-Dex	9.17%	16.74%	9.98%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MDAI or PDEX?

Pro-Dex has higher revenue and earnings than Spectral AI. Spectral AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pro-Dex, 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
Spectral AI	$27.26M	1.38	-$20.85M	-$0.65	-3.12
Pro-Dex	$56.80M	2.76	$2.13M	$1.54	31.25

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MDAI or PDEX?

67.1% of Spectral AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.3% of Pro-Dex shares are held by institutional investors. 56.7% of Spectral AI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.5% of Pro-Dex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, MDAI or PDEX?

Spectral AI has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pro-Dex has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Spectral AI beats Pro-Dex on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.