Spectral Medical (EDT) Competitors

Akumin (TSE:AKU) and Spectral Medical (TSE:EDT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Is AKU or EDT more profitable?

Spectral Medical has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Akumin's net margin of -34.67%. Akumin's return on equity of -483.86% beat Spectral Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Akumin	-34.67%	-483.86%	0.47%
Spectral Medical	N/A	-973.97%	-93.22%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AKU or EDT?

Spectral Medical received 106 more outperform votes than Akumin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.17% of users gave Spectral Medical an outperform vote while only 64.10% of users gave Akumin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Akumin	Outperform Votes 25 64.10%	Underperform Votes 14 35.90%
Spectral Medical	Outperform Votes 131 65.17%	Underperform Votes 70 34.83%

Which has more risk and volatility, AKU or EDT?

Akumin has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectral Medical has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AKU or EDT?

Spectral Medical has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Akumin. Spectral Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Akumin, 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
Akumin	C$737.69M	0.00	-C$255.80M	-C$3.80	N/A
Spectral Medical	C$1.90M	72.53	-C$18.68M	-C$0.07	-7.00

Does the media favor AKU or EDT?

In the previous week, Akumin's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Spectral Medical'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Akumin	Neutral
Spectral Medical	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AKU or EDT?

30.3% of Akumin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of Spectral Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.0% of Akumin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Spectral Medical shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Akumin and Spectral Medical tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.