QT Imaging (NASDAQ:QTI – Get Free Report) and Escalon Medical (OTCMKTS:ESMC – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
24.2% of QT Imaging shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.4% of QT Imaging shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Escalon Medical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
QT Imaging has a beta of -0.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Escalon Medical has a beta of -0.24, indicating that its stock price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
QT Imaging | $3.07 million | 5.74 | -$4.03 million | N/A | N/A |
Escalon Medical | $11.98 million | N/A | -$130,000.00 | ($0.01) | -15.00 |
Escalon Medical has higher revenue and earnings than QT Imaging.
Profitability
This table compares QT Imaging and Escalon Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
QT Imaging | N/A | N/A | -37.12% |
Escalon Medical | -1.25% | -12.89% | -3.16% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for QT Imaging and Escalon Medical, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
QT Imaging | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Escalon Medical | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Summary
QT Imaging beats Escalon Medical on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About QT Imaging
QT Imaging Holdings, Inc. engages in the research, development, and commercialization of body imaging systems for detection, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of diseases. The company offers QT Ultrasound Breast Scanner, an ultrasonic imaging system that provides reflection-mode and transmission-mode images of a patient’s breast. QT Imaging Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Novato, California.
About Escalon Medical
Escalon Medical Corp. engages in the development, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of medical devices and pharmaceuticals in the area of ophthalmology in the United States and internationally. It offers A-Scan, which provides information about the internal structure of the eye; B-Scan, a diagnostic tool that supplies information to physicians where the media within the eye are cloudy or opaque; UBM, a high frequency/high resolution ultrasound device, which provides detailed information about the anterior segment of the eye; and Pachymeter that measures the thickness of cornea. The company also provides Ispan Intraocular Gases, such as C3F8 and SF6 that are used by vitreoretinal surgeons as a temporary tamponade in detached retina surgery; and AXIS Image management system for managing ophthalmic diagnostic images through the web browser from various devices. In addition, it markets disposable surgical packs used in vitreoretinal surgery, including packs that aid surgeons in the process of injecting and extracting silicone oil. Further, the company engages in the manufacturing and distribution of patented disposable universal gas kit, which delivers the gas from the canister to the patient. It sells its products to medical institutions through independent sales representatives, network of distributors, and internal sales employees. Escalon Medical Corp. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
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