Quanterix (QTRX) Competitors

SiBone (NASDAQ:SIBN) and Quanterix (NASDAQ:QTRX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, SIBN or QTRX?

SiBone has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanterix has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SIBN or QTRX?

SiBone has higher revenue and earnings than Quanterix. SiBone is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quanterix, 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
SiBone	$167.18M	4.28	-$30.91M	-$0.56	-29.63
Quanterix	$137.42M	1.56	-$38.53M	-$1.82	-2.53

Do analysts prefer SIBN or QTRX?

SiBone presently has a consensus price target of $23.67, indicating a potential upside of 42.66%. Quanterix has a consensus price target of $11.75, indicating a potential upside of 154.88%. Given Quanterix's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Quanterix is more favorable than SiBone.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SiBone	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Quanterix	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the media prefer SIBN or QTRX?

In the previous week, SiBone had 5 more articles in the media than Quanterix. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for SiBone and 5 mentions for Quanterix. Quanterix's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat SiBone's score of 0.37 indicating that Quanterix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SiBone	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Quanterix	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is SIBN or QTRX more profitable?

SiBone has a net margin of -12.83% compared to Quanterix's net margin of -56.04%. SiBone's return on equity of -14.20% beat Quanterix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SiBone	-12.83%	-14.20%	-10.38%
Quanterix	-56.04%	-18.41%	-14.80%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SIBN or QTRX?

98.1% of SiBone shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Quanterix shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of SiBone shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Quanterix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SiBone beats Quanterix on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.