ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI – Get Free Report) and Sanara MedTech (NASDAQ:SMTI – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and earnings.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
96.1% of ICU Medical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Sanara MedTech shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of ICU Medical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 42.6% of Sanara MedTech shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares ICU Medical and Sanara MedTech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ICU Medical | 0.03% | 7.33% | 3.72% |
| Sanara MedTech | -36.42% | -20.73% | -5.14% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ICU Medical | $2.23 billion | 1.38 | $730,000.00 | $0.02 | 6,165.50 |
| Sanara MedTech | $103.12 million | 1.53 | -$37.56 million | ($4.23) | -4.08 |
ICU Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Sanara MedTech. Sanara MedTech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICU Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for ICU Medical and Sanara MedTech, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ICU Medical | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.60 |
| Sanara MedTech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
ICU Medical presently has a consensus price target of $179.33, indicating a potential upside of 45.43%. Sanara MedTech has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 108.82%. Given Sanara MedTech’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sanara MedTech is more favorable than ICU Medical.
Volatility & Risk
ICU Medical has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanara MedTech has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ICU Medical beats Sanara MedTech on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ICU Medical
ICU Medical, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells medical devices used in infusion therapy, vascular access, and vital care applications worldwide. Its infusion therapy products include needlefree products under the MicroClave, MicroClave Clear, and NanoClave brands; Neutron catheter patency devices; ChemoClave and ChemoLock closed system transfer devices, which are used to limit the escape of hazardous drugs or vapor concentrations, block the transfer of environmental contaminants into the system, and eliminates the risk of needlestick injury; Tego needle free connectors; Deltec GRIPPER non-coring needles for portal access; and ClearGuard, SwabCap, and SwabTip disinfection caps. The company provides IV therapy and diluents, such as sodium chloride, dextrose, balanced electrolyte solutions, lactated ringer's, ringer's, mannitol, sodium chloride/dextrose, and sterile water; and irrigation solutions comprising sodium chloride and sterile water irrigation, physiologic solutions, ringer's irrigation, acetic acid irrigation, glycine irrigation, sorbitol-mannitol irrigation, flexible containers, and pour bottle options. It offers infusion pumps under the Plum 360 and Plum Duo brands; ambulatory and syringe infusion hardware products; IV mediation safety software, including ICU Medical MedNet, an enterprise-class medication management platform; LifeShield and PharmGuard medication infusion safety software; hemodynamic monitoring products; anesthesia systems and devices, breathing circuits, ventilation, respiratory, and specialty airway products; temperature management solutions; anesthesia/pain management trays and components; and professional services. The company's customers include acute care hospitals, wholesalers, ambulatory clinics, and alternate site facilities, including outpatient clinics, home health care providers, and long-term care facilities. ICU Medical, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in San Clemente, California.
About Sanara MedTech
Sanara MedTech Inc., a medical technology company, develops, markets, and distributes surgical, wound, and skincare products and services to physicians, hospitals, clinics, and post-acute care settings in the United States. The company offers CellerateRX Surgical, a medical hydrolysate of Type I bovine collagen indicated for the management of surgical, traumatic, and partial- and full-thickness wounds, as well as first- and second-degree burns; and HYCOL, a medical hydrolysate of Type I bovine collagen intended for the management of full and partial thickness wounds, including pressure ulcers, venous and arterial leg ulcers, and diabetic foot ulcers. It also provides BIAKOS Antimicrobial Skin and Wound Cleanser, a patented product that contains synergistic ingredients that have been shown to impact mature biofilm microbes; BIAKOS Antimicrobial Wound Gel, an antimicrobial hydrogel wound dressing that helps against planktonic microbes, as well as immature and mature biofilms; and BIAKOS Antimicrobial Skin and Wound Irrigation Solution. In addition, it develops BIASURGE, a no-rinse surgical solution used for wound irrigation; FORTIFY TRG, a freeze-dried, multi-layer small intestinal submucosa extracellular matrix sheet; FORTIFY FLOWABLE extracellular matrix, an advanced wound care device; TEXAGEN, a multi-layer amniotic membrane allograft used as an anatomical barrier with robust handling that can be sutured for securement; and VIM Amnion Matrix, a homologous wound covering product. Sanara MedTech Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.
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