Envoy Medical (NASDAQ:COCH) vs. Ekso Bionics (NASDAQ:EKSO) Head to Head Survey

Ekso Bionics (NASDAQ:EKSO) and Envoy Medical (NASDAQ:COCH) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ekso Bionics and Envoy Medical”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ekso Bionics	$14.75 million	0.75	-$11.33 million	($5.68)	-0.75
Envoy Medical	$220,000.00	83.43	-$20.80 million	($1.41)	-0.51

Ekso Bionics has higher revenue and earnings than Envoy Medical. Ekso Bionics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Envoy Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Ekso Bionics has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Envoy Medical has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Ekso Bionics and Envoy Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ekso Bionics	-70.74%	-90.71%	-42.25%
Envoy Medical	-11,950.00%	N/A	-248.54%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.4% of Ekso Bionics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.6% of Envoy Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Ekso Bionics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Envoy Medical shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Ekso Bionics and Envoy Medical, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ekso Bionics	1	0	2	0	2.33
Envoy Medical	1	0	1	0	2.00

Ekso Bionics currently has a consensus target price of $115.50, indicating a potential upside of 2,624.06%. Envoy Medical has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 1,228.67%. Given Ekso Bionics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ekso Bionics is more favorable than Envoy Medical.

Summary

Ekso Bionics beats Envoy Medical on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ekso Bionics

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. designs, develops, sells, and rents exoskeleton products in the Americas, Germany, Poland, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates in two segments, EksoHealth and EksoWorks. The EksoHealth segment designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets exoskeletons for applications in the medical markets. The EksoWorks segment designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets exoskeleton devices to allow able-bodied users to perform difficult repetitive work for extended periods. The company provides EksoNR, a wearable bionic suit and rehabilitation device that assists physical therapists and physicians to treat patients with acquired brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord injury; Ekso Indego Therapy, an adjustable and lower-limb powered exoskeleton; Ekso Indego Personal, a powered lower limb orthosis; Ekso Nomad, a power knee ankle foot orthosis; and Ekso EV, a wearable upper body exoskeleton that elevates and supports a worker's arms to assist with tasks from chest height to overhead. Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Rafael, California.

About Envoy Medical

Envoy Medical, Inc., a hearing health company, provides medical technologies for the hearing loss spectrum. Its products include personal sound amplification devices; hearing aids; Esteem fully implanted active middle ear implants; auditory osseointegrated implants; and Acclaim cochlear implants. The company was formerly known as Envoy Medical Corporation and changed its name to Envoy Medical, Inc. in September 2023. Envoy Medical, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.