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Tactile Systems Technology (TCMD) Competitors

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$14.69
+0.18 (+1.24%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

TCMD vs. CERS, OSUR, KIDS, CRY, ATEC, ESTA, AORT, BVS, AVNS, and BLFS

Should you be buying Tactile Systems Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tactile Systems Technology include Cerus (CERS), OraSure Technologies (OSUR), OrthoPediatrics (KIDS), CryoLife (CRY), Alphatec (ATEC), Establishment Labs (ESTA), Artivion (AORT), Bioventus (BVS), Avanos Medical (AVNS), and BioLife Solutions (BLFS). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

Tactile Systems Technology vs.

Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) and Tactile Systems Technology (NASDAQ:TCMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Cerus received 199 more outperform votes than Tactile Systems Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.30% of users gave Cerus an outperform vote while only 70.08% of users gave Tactile Systems Technology an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
CerusOutperform Votes
569
72.30%
Underperform Votes
218
27.70%
Tactile Systems TechnologyOutperform Votes
370
70.08%
Underperform Votes
158
29.92%

78.4% of Cerus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Tactile Systems Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Cerus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Tactile Systems Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Tactile Systems Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Cerus. Cerus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tactile Systems Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cerus$156.37M1.80-$37.49M-$0.11-13.82
Tactile Systems Technology$274.42M1.27$28.51M$1.3810.65

Cerus currently has a consensus price target of $3.63, suggesting a potential upside of 138.49%. Tactile Systems Technology has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.57%. Given Cerus' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cerus is more favorable than Tactile Systems Technology.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cerus
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Tactile Systems Technology
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00

In the previous week, Cerus had 5 more articles in the media than Tactile Systems Technology. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Cerus and 2 mentions for Tactile Systems Technology. Tactile Systems Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Cerus' score of 0.49 indicating that Tactile Systems Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cerus
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Tactile Systems Technology
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cerus has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tactile Systems Technology has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Tactile Systems Technology has a net margin of 11.57% compared to Cerus' net margin of -11.19%. Tactile Systems Technology's return on equity of 16.94% beat Cerus' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cerus-11.19% -38.45% -10.34%
Tactile Systems Technology 11.57%16.94%11.60%

Summary

Tactile Systems Technology beats Cerus on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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TCMD vs. The Competition

MetricTactile Systems TechnologySurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$349.03M$4.45B$5.39B$8.53B
Dividend YieldN/A42.37%5.13%4.14%
P/E Ratio10.6538.29113.8115.12
Price / Sales1.2765.071,483.2593.03
Price / Cash9.4649.1039.6434.05
Price / Book1.784.264.665.02
Net Income$28.51M$11.52M$119.06M$225.46M
7 Day Performance3.45%1.05%0.79%0.37%
1 Month Performance3.16%0.94%5.65%3.57%
1 Year Performance18.56%39.40%36.76%29.42%

Tactile Systems Technology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TCMD
Tactile Systems Technology
2.5741 of 5 stars
$14.69
+1.2%
$23.00
+56.6%
+25.4%$349.03M$274.42M10.65980Upcoming Earnings
CERS
Cerus
2.8657 of 5 stars
$1.75
+4.8%
$3.63
+107.1%
+10.1%$323.56M$169.98M-13.46625News Coverage
OSUR
OraSure Technologies
4.5605 of 5 stars
$4.09
+1.5%
$6.67
+63.0%
-20.1%$304.99M$405.47M11.36638Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
KIDS
OrthoPediatrics
4.0912 of 5 stars
$26.21
+2.0%
$40.00
+52.6%
+11.1%$634.54M$148.73M-24.05200Upcoming Earnings
CRY
CryoLife
1.5706 of 5 stars
N/AN/AN/A$703.22M$253.23M596.201,200Analyst Forecast
ATEC
Alphatec
4.487 of 5 stars
$5.33
+1.5%
$17.00
+218.9%
-14.5%$745.58M$540.28M-3.95700Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
ESTA
Establishment Labs
1.9871 of 5 stars
$45.77
+2.5%
$58.83
+28.5%
+44.0%$1.28B$165.15M-14.72960Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
AORT
Artivion
2.038 of 5 stars
$26.48
+0.0%
$30.60
+15.6%
+107.6%$1.10B$376.97M-126.101,500Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
BVS
Bioventus
1.7495 of 5 stars
$13.37
+1.2%
$12.00
-10.2%
+276.2%$1.06B$536.89M-20.261,200Upcoming Earnings
AVNS
Avanos Medical
3.4953 of 5 stars
$22.60
+1.2%
N/A-10.0%$1.04B$673.30M132.943,771News Coverage
BLFS
BioLife Solutions
1.3246 of 5 stars
$22.54
+2.3%
$26.67
+18.3%
+135.3%$1.04B$139.96M-13.34409News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:TCMD) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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