This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Obalon Therapeutics (OBLN) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock OBLN vs. NSPR, CTCX, TMDIF, HSAQ, PETV, GBS, RVP, BTCY, IVF, and DYNTShould you be buying Obalon Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Obalon Therapeutics include InspireMD (NSPR), Carmell (CTCX), Titan Medical (TMDIF), Health Sciences Acquisitions Co. 2 (HSAQ), PetVivo (PETV), GBS (GBS), Retractable Technologies (RVP), Biotricity (BTCY), INVO Fertility (IVF), and Dynatronics (DYNT). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Obalon Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors InspireMD Carmell Titan Medical Health Sciences Acquisitions Co. 2 PetVivo GBS Retractable Technologies Biotricity INVO Fertility Dynatronics InspireMD (NYSE:NSPR) and Obalon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OBLN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Is NSPR or OBLN more profitable? InspireMD has a net margin of -413.96% compared to Obalon Therapeutics' net margin of -776.76%. InspireMD's return on equity of -69.42% beat Obalon Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets InspireMD-413.96% -69.42% -57.68% Obalon Therapeutics -776.76%-161.38%-83.58% Do analysts recommend NSPR or OBLN? InspireMD currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 80.00%. Given InspireMD's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe InspireMD is more favorable than Obalon Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score InspireMD 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Obalon Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, NSPR or OBLN? InspireMD has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Obalon Therapeutics has a beta of -1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 223% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NSPR or OBLN? Obalon Therapeutics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than InspireMD. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInspireMD$7.07M14.76-$19.92M-$0.83-3.01Obalon Therapeutics$1.59M24.71-$12.33MN/AN/A Does the media prefer NSPR or OBLN? In the previous week, InspireMD had 1 more articles in the media than Obalon Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for InspireMD and 0 mentions for Obalon Therapeutics. InspireMD's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Obalon Therapeutics' score of 0.00 indicating that InspireMD is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment InspireMD Positive Obalon Therapeutics Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NSPR or OBLN? 44.8% of InspireMD shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% of Obalon Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.1% of InspireMD shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Obalon Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryInspireMD beats Obalon Therapeutics on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Obalon Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OBLN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding OBLN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart OBLN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricObalon TherapeuticsSurgical & Medical Instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$39.29M$75.26M$5.67B$9.83BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.79%4.08%P/E Ratio-2.9010.3230.5825.12Price / Sales24.7186.74464.55116.64Price / CashN/A18.4137.4059.05Price / Book6.537.429.096.18Net Income-$12.33M-$25.86M$3.25B$264.89M Obalon Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OBLNObalon TherapeuticsN/A$3.92+22.5%N/A+1,698.8%$39.29M$1.59M-2.902Gap DownNSPRInspireMD3.9959 of 5 stars$2.45-8.2%$4.50+83.7%-13.8%$75.06M$7.03M-3.2750Positive NewsGap UpCTCXCarmellN/A$2.84+0.4%N/A+140.0%$59.37M$32.84K0.0014TMDIFTitan MedicalN/A$0.33-7.1%N/A+895.7%$37.07M$17.63M-0.2650Gap DownHSAQHealth Sciences Acquisitions Co. 2N/A$2.68+9.8%N/A-52.0%$30.05MN/A0.004High Trading VolumePETVPetVivoN/A$0.84+4.5%N/A+39.5%$22.99M$1.05M-1.8620News CoverageGBSGBSN/A$1.47-7.0%N/A+33.6%$21.89MN/A-2.627RVPRetractable Technologies1.7384 of 5 stars$0.73flatN/A-26.2%$21.86M$33.75M-1.35240News CoverageShort Interest ↑BTCYBiotricityN/A$0.44+22.2%N/A+25.3%$10.96M$12.06M-0.4140News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeIVFINVO FertilityN/A$1.71-9.0%N/A-94.6%$1.23M$6.53M-0.0225News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownHigh Trading VolumeDYNTDynatronicsN/A$0.08-0.5%N/A-47.1%$1.06M$33.60M-0.10200Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NSPR Competitors CTCX Competitors TMDIF Competitors HSAQ Competitors PETV Competitors GBS Competitors RVP Competitors BTCY Competitors IVF Competitors DYNT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:OBLN) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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