Precision Optics (NASDAQ:POCI – Get Free Report) and IceCure Medical (NASDAQ:ICCM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
13.7% of Precision Optics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of IceCure Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 14.4% of Precision Optics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of IceCure Medical shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Precision Optics has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IceCure Medical has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Precision Optics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| IceCure Medical | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.20 |
IceCure Medical has a consensus target price of $52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3,243.95%. Given IceCure Medical’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IceCure Medical is more favorable than Precision Optics.
Profitability
This table compares Precision Optics and IceCure Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Precision Optics | -11.51% | -23.92% | -13.05% |
| IceCure Medical | -427.67% | -174.26% | -112.58% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Precision Optics and IceCure Medical”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Precision Optics | $31.53 million | 1.55 | -$5.78 million | ($0.46) | -9.70 |
| IceCure Medical | $3.38 million | 1.59 | -$15.06 million | ($8.52) | -0.18 |
Precision Optics has higher revenue and earnings than IceCure Medical. Precision Optics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IceCure Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Precision Optics beats IceCure Medical on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Precision Optics
Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells specialized optical and illumination systems and related components primarily in the United States and the European Economic Area. It offers medical instrumentation products, including endoscopes and endocouplers, as well as other custom imaging and illumination products, such as Microprecision lenses and micro medical cameras, and 3D endoscopes for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures by hospitals and physicians. The company also provides components and assemblies for industrial and military use. It markets its products to medical device companies. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Gardner, Massachusetts.
About IceCure Medical
IceCure Medical Ltd, a commercial stage medical device company, engages in the research, development, and marketing of cryoablation systems, disposables, and technologies for treating tumors. The company offers ProSense system, a single probe system for the treatment of tumors, as well as associated disposables; and IceSense3 system for ablation indications to urology, oncology, dermatology, gynecology, general surgery, thoracic surgery, and proctology. It also develops XSense system, a single probe system; and MultiSense, a multi probe system for the treatment of multiple and larger tumors. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Caesarea, Israel.
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