Spectral Medical (EDT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, EDT or AKU?

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

Is EDT or AKU 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
Spectral Medical	N/A	-973.97%	-93.22%
Akumin	-34.67%	-483.86%	0.47%

Does the media favor EDT or AKU?

In the previous week, Spectral Medical had 2 more articles in the media than Akumin. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Spectral Medical and 0 mentions for Akumin. Spectral Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Akumin's score of 0.00 indicating that Spectral Medical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Spectral Medical	Neutral
Akumin	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EDT or AKU?

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EDT or AKU?

Spectral Medical has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Spectral Medical	C$1.90M	85.86	-C$18.68M	-C$0.07	-8.29
Akumin	C$737.69M	0.05	-C$255.80M	-C$3.80	-0.14

Do analysts prefer EDT or AKU?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spectral Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Akumin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EDT or AKU?

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

Summary

Spectral Medical beats Akumin on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.