Scripsamerica (OTCMKTS:SCRCQ) and Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN) Head-To-Head Analysis

Scripsamerica (OTCMKTS:SCRCQ) and Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Scripsamerica and Align Technology”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Scripsamerica	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Align Technology	$3.98 billion	2.38	$421.36 million	$5.16	25.64

Align Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Scripsamerica.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Scripsamerica and Align Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scripsamerica	0	0	0	0	0.00
Align Technology	2	7	6	1	2.38

Align Technology has a consensus price target of $175.45, suggesting a potential upside of 32.64%. Given Align Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Align Technology is more favorable than Scripsamerica.

Profitability

This table compares Scripsamerica and Align Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scripsamerica	N/A	N/A	N/A
Align Technology	9.50%	14.06%	8.77%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

88.4% of Align Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Align Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Align Technology beats Scripsamerica on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Scripsamerica

ScripsAmerica, Inc. develops and sells non-sterile topical and transdermal pain creams. The company also provides pharmacy dispensing services for individual doctors, as well as billing and administrative services to independent pharmacies. In addition, it distributes pharmaceutical products to independent pharmacies and other medical providers. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Clifton, New Jersey. On February 8, 2017, the voluntary petition of ScripsAmerica, Inc. for reorganization under Chapter 11 was converted to Chapter 7. It had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 7, 2016.

About Align Technology

Align Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets Invisalign clear aligners, and iTero intraoral scanners and services for orthodontists and general practitioner dentists in the United States, Switzerland, and internationally. The company's Clear Aligner segment offers comprehensive products, including Invisalign comprehensive package that addresses the orthodontic needs of younger patients, such as mandibular advancement, compliance indicators, and compensation for tooth eruption; and Invisalign First Phase I and Invisalign First Comprehensive Phase 2 package for younger patients generally between the ages of six and ten years, which is a mixture of primary/baby and permanent teeth. The segment also provides Invisalign moderate, lite and express packages, and Invisalign go and Invisalign Go Plus; retention products, Invisalign training, and adjusting tools used by dental professionals during the course of treatment; and Invisalign Palatal Expander, a 3D printed orthodontic device; and 3D printing solutions. Its Imaging Systems and CAD/CAM Services segment offers iTero intraoral scanning system, a single hardware platform for restorative or orthodontic procedures; restorative software for general practitioner dentists, prosthodontists, periodontists, and oral surgeons; and orthodontists software for digital records storage, orthodontic diagnosis, and fabrication of printed models and retainers. This segment also provides Invisalign outcome simulator, a chair-side and cloud-based application for the iTero scanner; Invisalign progress assessment tool; Align Oral Health Suite, a digital interface designed to enhance dental consultations; and TimeLapse technology, which allows doctors or practitioners to compare a patient's historic 3D scans to the present-day scan, as well as subscription software, disposables, rentals, leases, pay per scan, and CAD/CAM software solutions. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.