Outset Medical (OM) Competitors

KORU Medical Systems (NASDAQ:KRMD) and Outset Medical (NASDAQ:OM) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KRMD or OM?

KORU Medical Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Outset Medical. KORU Medical Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Outset Medical, 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
KORU Medical Systems	$31.99M	4.61	-$13.74M	-$0.25	-12.88
Outset Medical	$113.69M	0.34	-$172.80M	-$2.48	-0.29

Do analysts recommend KRMD or OM?

KORU Medical Systems presently has a consensus target price of $4.70, indicating a potential upside of 45.96%. Outset Medical has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 521.55%. Given Outset Medical's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Outset Medical is more favorable than KORU Medical Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KORU Medical Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Outset Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more volatility and risk, KRMD or OM?

KORU Medical Systems has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Outset Medical has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to KRMD or OM?

In the previous week, KORU Medical Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Outset Medical. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for KORU Medical Systems and 0 mentions for Outset Medical. Outset Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat KORU Medical Systems' score of 0.47 indicating that Outset Medical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
KORU Medical Systems	Neutral
Outset Medical	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KRMD or OM?

58.6% of KORU Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 21.7% of KORU Medical Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Outset Medical shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KRMD or OM?

KORU Medical Systems received 20 more outperform votes than Outset Medical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.77% of users gave KORU Medical Systems an outperform vote while only 38.71% of users gave Outset Medical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
KORU Medical Systems	Outperform Votes 44 63.77%	Underperform Votes 25 36.23%
Outset Medical	Outperform Votes 24 38.71%	Underperform Votes 38 61.29%

Is KRMD or OM more profitable?

KORU Medical Systems has a net margin of -37.42% compared to Outset Medical's net margin of -112.57%. KORU Medical Systems' return on equity of -24.60% beat Outset Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KORU Medical Systems	-37.42%	-24.60%	-16.87%
Outset Medical	-112.57%	-175.64%	-38.61%

Summary

KORU Medical Systems beats Outset Medical on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.