Tactile Systems Technology (TCMD) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CDRE or TCMD?

Tactile Systems Technology received 361 more outperform votes than Cadre when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.07% of users gave Tactile Systems Technology 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%
Tactile Systems Technology	Outperform Votes 377 70.07%	Underperform Votes 161 29.93%

Is CDRE or TCMD more profitable?

Cadre has a net margin of 6.34% compared to Tactile Systems Technology's net margin of 5.79%. Cadre's return on equity of 12.88% beat Tactile Systems Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadre	6.34%	12.88%	6.06%
Tactile Systems Technology	5.79%	9.37%	6.75%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CDRE or TCMD?

Cadre has higher revenue and earnings than Tactile Systems Technology. Tactile Systems Technology 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	$516.16M	2.55	$38.64M	$0.83	39.06
Tactile Systems Technology	$292.98M	1.13	$28.51M	$0.70	20.13

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CDRE or TCMD?

44.0% of Cadre shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Tactile Systems Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 37.0% of Cadre 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CDRE or TCMD?

Cadre presently has a consensus price target of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 22.35%. Tactile Systems Technology has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.75%. Given Tactile Systems Technology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tactile Systems Technology 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
Tactile Systems Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor CDRE or TCMD?

In the previous week, Tactile Systems Technology had 15 more articles in the media than Cadre. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Tactile Systems Technology and 2 mentions for Cadre. Tactile Systems Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Cadre's score of 0.00 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
Cadre	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tactile Systems Technology	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CDRE or TCMD?

Cadre has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tactile Systems Technology has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cadre beats Tactile Systems Technology on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.