Head-To-Head Survey: Inspire Medical Systems (NYSE:INSP) and Medacta Group (OTCMKTS:MEDGF)

Medacta Group (OTCMKTS:MEDGF) and Inspire Medical Systems (NYSE:INSP) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.9% of Inspire Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Inspire Medical Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Medacta Group and Inspire Medical Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Medacta Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Inspire Medical Systems	3	12	3	1	2.11

Inspire Medical Systems has a consensus price target of $66.19, indicating a potential upside of 15.60%. Given Inspire Medical Systems’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Inspire Medical Systems is more favorable than Medacta Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Medacta Group and Inspire Medical Systems”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Medacta Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Inspire Medical Systems	$911.98 million	1.82	$145.42 million	$4.62	12.39

Inspire Medical Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Medacta Group.

Profitability

This table compares Medacta Group and Inspire Medical Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Medacta Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Inspire Medical Systems	15.03%	8.64%	7.45%

Summary

Inspire Medical Systems beats Medacta Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Medacta Group

Medacta Group SA develops, manufactures, and distributes orthopedic and neurosurgical medical devices Europe, North America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It offers personalized 3D planning tools for use in hip, knee, shoulder, joint replacement, sports medicine, and spine procedures. Medacta Group SA was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Castel San Pietro, Switzerland.

About Inspire Medical Systems

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc., a medical technology company, focuses on the development and commercialization of minimally invasive solutions for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the United States and internationally. The company offers Inspire system, a neurostimulation technology that provides a safe and effective treatment for moderate to severe OSA. It also develops a novel, closed-loop solution that continuously monitors a patient's breathing and delivers mild hypoglossal nerve stimulation to maintain an open airway. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota.