Ouster (OUST) Competitors

Azenta (NASDAQ:AZTA) and Ouster (NYSE:OUST) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AZTA or OUST?

99.1% of Azenta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.5% of Ouster shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Azenta shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Ouster shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer AZTA or OUST?

In the previous week, Ouster had 7 more articles in the media than Azenta. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ouster and 6 mentions for Azenta. Azenta's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Ouster's score of 0.00 indicating that Azenta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Azenta	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ouster	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate AZTA or OUST?

Azenta currently has a consensus target price of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 118.22%. Ouster has a consensus target price of $14.57, indicating a potential upside of 109.06%. Given Azenta's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Azenta is more favorable than Ouster.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Azenta	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ouster	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, AZTA or OUST?

Azenta has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ouster has a beta of 2.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AZTA or OUST more profitable?

Azenta has a net margin of -24.91% compared to Ouster's net margin of -106.50%. Azenta's return on equity of 1.25% beat Ouster's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Azenta	-24.91%	1.25%	1.06%
Ouster	-106.50%	-65.17%	-37.02%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AZTA or OUST?

Azenta has higher revenue and earnings than Ouster. Azenta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ouster, 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
Azenta	$662.11M	1.80	-$164.17M	-$2.98	-8.77
Ouster	$111.10M	3.12	-$374.11M	-$2.10	-3.32

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AZTA or OUST?

Ouster received 12 more outperform votes than Azenta when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.06% of users gave Ouster an outperform vote while only 42.11% of users gave Azenta an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Azenta	Outperform Votes 24 42.11%	Underperform Votes 33 57.89%
Ouster	Outperform Votes 36 58.06%	Underperform Votes 26 41.94%

Summary

Ouster beats Azenta on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.