GBS (GBS) Competitors

GBS (NYSE:GBS) and InspireMD (NYSE:NSPR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GBS or NSPR?

GBS has higher earnings, but lower revenue than InspireMD. GBS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InspireMD, 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
GBS	N/A	N/A	-$8.31M	-$0.56	-3.82
InspireMD	$7.03M	10.42	-$19.92M	-$0.79	-3.03

Which has more volatility & risk, GBS or NSPR?

GBS has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InspireMD has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GBS or NSPR?

InspireMD has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 88.28%. Given InspireMD's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe InspireMD is more favorable than GBS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GBS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
InspireMD	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GBS or NSPR?

2.8% of GBS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.8% of InspireMD shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of GBS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.1% of InspireMD shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GBS or NSPR more profitable?

GBS has a net margin of 0.00% compared to InspireMD's net margin of -413.96%. InspireMD's return on equity of -69.42% beat GBS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GBS	N/A	-85.64%	-54.42%
InspireMD	-413.96%	-69.42%	-57.68%

Does the media refer more to GBS or NSPR?

In the previous week, GBS had 4 more articles in the media than InspireMD. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for GBS and 0 mentions for InspireMD. GBS's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat InspireMD's score of 0.00 indicating that GBS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
GBS	Neutral
InspireMD	Neutral

Summary

InspireMD beats GBS on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.