Senseonics (SENS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, SENS or TRNS?

Senseonics has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transcat has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SENS or TRNS?

In the previous week, Transcat had 9 more articles in the media than Senseonics. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Transcat and 1 mentions for Senseonics. Senseonics' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Transcat's score of -0.39 indicating that Senseonics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Senseonics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Transcat	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate SENS or TRNS?

Senseonics presently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 334.97%. Transcat has a consensus price target of $130.25, indicating a potential upside of 23.17%. Given Senseonics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Senseonics is more favorable than Transcat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Senseonics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Transcat	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SENS or TRNS?

Transcat received 207 more outperform votes than Senseonics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.88% of users gave Transcat an outperform vote while only 8.57% of users gave Senseonics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Senseonics	Outperform Votes 3 8.57%	Underperform Votes 32 91.43%
Transcat	Outperform Votes 210 66.88%	Underperform Votes 104 33.12%

Is SENS or TRNS more profitable?

Transcat has a net margin of 6.63% compared to Senseonics' net margin of -362.30%. Transcat's return on equity of 7.36% beat Senseonics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Senseonics	-362.30%	-842.25%	-67.99%
Transcat	6.63%	7.36%	5.90%

Which has better valuation & earnings, SENS or TRNS?

Transcat has higher revenue and earnings than Senseonics. Senseonics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcat, 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
Senseonics	$22.21M	12.33	-$60.39M	-$0.13	-3.54
Transcat	$270.61M	3.59	$13.65M	$1.98	53.41

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SENS or TRNS?

12.4% of Senseonics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Transcat shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Senseonics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Transcat 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.

Summary

Transcat beats Senseonics on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.