Quipt Home Medical (QIPT) Competitors

Gamehost (TSE:GH) and Quipt Home Medical (TSE:QIPT) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is GH or QIPT more profitable?

Gamehost has a net margin of 24.17% compared to Quipt Home Medical's net margin of -3.00%. Gamehost's return on equity of 17.97% beat Quipt Home Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gamehost	24.17%	17.97%	10.29%
Quipt Home Medical	-3.00%	-6.70%	1.15%

Does the media refer more to GH or QIPT?

In the previous week, Gamehost had 2 more articles in the media than Quipt Home Medical. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Gamehost and 0 mentions for Quipt Home Medical. Gamehost's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Quipt Home Medical's score of 0.67 indicating that Gamehost is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gamehost	Positive
Quipt Home Medical	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, GH or QIPT?

Gamehost has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quipt Home Medical has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GH or QIPT?

Gamehost has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Quipt Home Medical. Quipt Home Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gamehost, 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
Gamehost	C$81.87M	2.50	C$19.78M	C$0.94	10.32
Quipt Home Medical	C$171.98M	0.48	-C$5.16M	-C$0.24	-11.27

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GH or QIPT?

Gamehost received 70 more outperform votes than Quipt Home Medical when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.35% of users gave Quipt Home Medical an outperform vote while only 59.15% of users gave Gamehost an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gamehost	Outperform Votes 84 59.15%	Underperform Votes 58 40.85%
Quipt Home Medical	Outperform Votes 14 82.35%	Underperform Votes 3 17.65%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GH or QIPT?

12.9% of Gamehost shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Quipt Home Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.7% of Gamehost shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Quipt Home Medical shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend GH or QIPT?

Gamehost currently has a consensus price target of C$14.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.74%. Quipt Home Medical has a consensus price target of C$8.75, indicating a potential upside of 220.51%. Given Quipt Home Medical's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Quipt Home Medical is more favorable than Gamehost.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gamehost	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Quipt Home Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Gamehost beats Quipt Home Medical on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.