Anteris Technologies Global (NASDAQ:AVR – Get Free Report) and Lakeland Industries (NASDAQ:LAKE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
71.7% of Lakeland Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Lakeland Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Anteris Technologies Global and Lakeland Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Anteris Technologies Global | $2.71 million | 50.68 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lakeland Industries | $167.21 million | 1.08 | $5.43 million | ($2.38) | -7.96 |
Lakeland Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Anteris Technologies Global.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Anteris Technologies Global and Lakeland Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Anteris Technologies Global | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Lakeland Industries | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
Anteris Technologies Global presently has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 333.07%. Lakeland Industries has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.53%. Given Anteris Technologies Global’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Anteris Technologies Global is more favorable than Lakeland Industries.
Profitability
This table compares Anteris Technologies Global and Lakeland Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Anteris Technologies Global | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lakeland Industries | -0.42% | 1.66% | 1.14% |
Summary
Lakeland Industries beats Anteris Technologies Global on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Anteris Technologies Global
Anteris Technologies Global Corp. engages in the development and commercialization of medical devices for heart diseases. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.
About Lakeland Industries
Lakeland Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial and public protective clothing market worldwide. It offers firefighting and heat protective apparel to protect against fire; high-end chemical protective suits to provide protection from highly concentrated, toxic and/or lethal chemicals, and biological toxins; and limited use/disposable protective clothing, such as coveralls, laboratory coats, shirts, pants, hoods, aprons, sleeves, arm guards, caps, and smocks. The company provides durable woven garments, including electrostatic dissipative apparel used in electronics clean rooms; flame resistant meta aramid, para aramid, and FR cotton coveralls/pants/jackets used in petrochemical, refining operations, and electrical utilities; FR fabrics; and cotton and polycotton coveralls, lab coats, pants, and shirts. In addition, it provides high visibility clothing comprising reflective apparel, including vests, T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, coats, raingear, jumpsuits, hats, and gloves; and gloves and sleeves that are used in the automotive, glass, and metal fabrication industries. The company sells its products to a network of safety and industrial supply distributors through in-house sales teams, customer service group, and independent sales representatives. It serves end users, such as integrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, automobile, steel, glass, construction, smelting, cleanroom, janitorial, pharmaceutical, and high technology electronics manufacturers, as well as scientific, medical laboratories, and the utilities industry; and federal, state, and local governmental agencies and departments. Lakeland Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.
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