Pro-Dex (PDEX) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, KIDS or PDEX?

Pro-Dex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than OrthoPediatrics. OrthoPediatrics 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
OrthoPediatrics	$204.73M	2.94	-$20.97M	-$1.63	-15.18
Pro-Dex	$61.00M	2.67	$2.13M	$2.01	24.87

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KIDS or PDEX?

69.1% of OrthoPediatrics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.3% of Pro-Dex shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.8% of OrthoPediatrics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.5% of Pro-Dex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate KIDS or PDEX?

OrthoPediatrics presently has a consensus price target of $37.25, suggesting a potential upside of 50.51%. Pro-Dex has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.04%. Given OrthoPediatrics' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe OrthoPediatrics is more favorable than Pro-Dex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OrthoPediatrics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Pro-Dex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor KIDS or PDEX?

In the previous week, OrthoPediatrics and OrthoPediatrics both had 7 articles in the media. OrthoPediatrics' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Pro-Dex's score of 0.22 indicating that OrthoPediatrics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OrthoPediatrics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pro-Dex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is KIDS or PDEX more profitable?

Pro-Dex has a net margin of 11.06% compared to OrthoPediatrics' net margin of -15.00%. Pro-Dex's return on equity of 21.68% beat OrthoPediatrics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OrthoPediatrics	-15.00%	-5.78%	-4.80%
Pro-Dex	11.06%	21.68%	12.40%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KIDS or PDEX?

OrthoPediatrics received 158 more outperform votes than Pro-Dex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.40% of users gave OrthoPediatrics an outperform vote while only 61.75% of users gave Pro-Dex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OrthoPediatrics	Outperform Votes 313 64.40%	Underperform Votes 173 35.60%
Pro-Dex	Outperform Votes 155 61.75%	Underperform Votes 96 38.25%

Which has more risk and volatility, KIDS or PDEX?

OrthoPediatrics has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pro-Dex has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

OrthoPediatrics beats Pro-Dex on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.