Reviewing Tivic Health Systems (NASDAQ:TIVC) and Mitesco (OTCMKTS:MITI)

Mitesco (OTCMKTS:MITI) and Tivic Health Systems (NASDAQ:TIVC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Mitesco has a beta of 2.52, suggesting that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tivic Health Systems has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Mitesco and Tivic Health Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mitesco	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tivic Health Systems	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Mitesco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Tivic Health Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Mitesco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Tivic Health Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mitesco and Tivic Health Systems”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mitesco	$40,000.00	48.86	-$2.51 million	($0.14)	-0.93
Tivic Health Systems	$780,000.00	3.56	-$5.66 million	($6.68)	-0.24

Mitesco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tivic Health Systems. Mitesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tivic Health Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Mitesco and Tivic Health Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mitesco	-7,638.20%	N/A	-2,270.77%
Tivic Health Systems	-1,557.26%	-202.20%	-173.34%

About Mitesco

Mitesco, Inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, it was engaged in healthcare technology and services business. Mitesco, Inc. is based in Vero Beach, Florida.

About Tivic Health Systems

Tivic Health Systems Inc. operates as a health tech company, focuses on developing and commercializing bioelectronic medicine. Its primary product is ClearUP, a bioelectronic medicine for the treatment of sinus and nasal inflammation. The company sells its products on direct-to-consumer channel through its own websites; and platforms, such as Amazon.com and Walmart.com, as well as to U.S. online retailers, such as BestBuy and FSAStore and through distributors. Tivic Health Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Hayward, California.