Tactile Systems Technology (TCMD) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TCMD or CDRE?

Tactile Systems Technology received 361 more outperform votes than Cadre when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.20% of users gave Tactile Systems Technology an outperform vote while only 55.17% of users gave Cadre an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tactile Systems Technology	Outperform Votes 377 70.20%	Underperform Votes 160 29.80%
Cadre	Outperform Votes 16 55.17%	Underperform Votes 13 44.83%

Is TCMD or CDRE more profitable?

Cadre has a net margin of 6.34% compared to Tactile Systems Technology's net margin of 5.42%. 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
Tactile Systems Technology	5.42%	9.24%	6.56%
Cadre	6.34%	12.88%	6.06%

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

83.4% of Tactile Systems Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of Cadre shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Tactile Systems Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.0% of Cadre shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TCMD or CDRE?

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
Tactile Systems Technology	$274.42M	1.51	$28.51M	$0.65	26.59
Cadre	$482.53M	3.21	$38.64M	$0.83	45.95

Which has more volatility & risk, TCMD or CDRE?

Tactile Systems Technology has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadre has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TCMD or CDRE?

Tactile Systems Technology presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.10%. Cadre has a consensus price target of $39.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.22%. Given Tactile Systems Technology's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tactile Systems Technology is more favorable than Cadre.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tactile Systems Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Cadre	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media refer more to TCMD or CDRE?

In the previous week, Cadre had 13 more articles in the media than Tactile Systems Technology. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cadre and 1 mentions for Tactile Systems Technology. Cadre's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Tactile Systems Technology's score of 0.77 indicating that Cadre is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tactile Systems Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cadre	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Cadre beats Tactile Systems Technology on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.