Pro-Dex (PDEX) Competitors

Pro-Dex (NASDAQ:PDEX) and Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Do analysts recommend PDEX or EMBC?

Pro-Dex presently has a consensus price target of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.47%. Embecta has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 92.89%. Given Embecta's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Embecta is more favorable than Pro-Dex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pro-Dex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Embecta	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, PDEX or EMBC?

Pro-Dex has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Embecta has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PDEX or EMBC more profitable?

Pro-Dex has a net margin of 14.61% compared to Embecta's net margin of 4.89%. Pro-Dex's return on equity of 29.08% beat Embecta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pro-Dex	14.61%	29.08%	16.19%
Embecta	4.89%	-19.67%	12.27%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PDEX or EMBC?

Embecta has higher revenue and earnings than Pro-Dex. Embecta 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
Pro-Dex	$53.84M	2.86	$2.13M	$2.80	16.88
Embecta	$1.12B	0.51	$78.30M	$0.90	10.94

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PDEX or EMBC?

15.3% of Pro-Dex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Embecta shares are held by institutional investors. 47.5% of Pro-Dex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Embecta shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor PDEX or EMBC?

In the previous week, Embecta had 4 more articles in the media than Pro-Dex. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Embecta and 1 mentions for Pro-Dex. Pro-Dex's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Embecta's score of 0.54 indicating that Pro-Dex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Pro-Dex beats Embecta on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.