Semler Scientific (SMLR) Competitors

Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) and Semler Scientific (NASDAQ:SMLR) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is CDRE or SMLR more profitable?

Semler Scientific has a net margin of 72.65% compared to Cadre's net margin of 6.34%. Semler Scientific's return on equity of 50.77% beat Cadre's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadre	6.34%	12.88%	6.06%
Semler Scientific	72.65%	50.77%	47.04%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CDRE or SMLR?

44.0% of Cadre shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Semler Scientific shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.0% of Cadre shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.2% of Semler Scientific shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CDRE or SMLR?

Cadre has higher revenue and earnings than Semler Scientific. Semler Scientific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadre, 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
Cadre	$482.53M	2.83	$38.64M	$0.83	40.58
Semler Scientific	$56.29M	7.86	$20.58M	$4.91	9.72

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CDRE or SMLR?

Cadre received 14 more outperform votes than Semler Scientific when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Semler Scientific an outperform vote while only 55.17% of users gave Cadre an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cadre	Outperform Votes 16 55.17%	Underperform Votes 13 44.83%
Semler Scientific	Outperform Votes 2 66.67%	Underperform Votes 1 33.33%

Which has more volatility & risk, CDRE or SMLR?

Cadre has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Semler Scientific has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CDRE or SMLR?

In the previous week, Semler Scientific had 7 more articles in the media than Cadre. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Semler Scientific and 1 mentions for Cadre. Semler Scientific's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Cadre's score of 0.70 indicating that Semler Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadre	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Semler Scientific	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CDRE or SMLR?

Cadre currently has a consensus price target of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.76%. Semler Scientific has a consensus price target of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.72%. Given Semler Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Semler Scientific is more favorable than Cadre.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadre	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Semler Scientific	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Semler Scientific beats Cadre on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.