Head to Head Survey: Integer (NYSE:ITGR) versus Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY)

Integer (NYSE:ITGR) and Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Integer and Butterfly Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Integer	6.97%	12.79%	6.48%
Butterfly Network	-66.74%	-33.99%	-22.96%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Integer and Butterfly Network”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Integer	$1.84 billion	2.34	$102.81 million	$3.66	34.62
Butterfly Network	$97.61 million	19.93	-$77.06 million	($0.29)	-25.19

Integer has higher revenue and earnings than Butterfly Network. Butterfly Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Integer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Integer has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Butterfly Network has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.3% of Integer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.9% of Butterfly Network shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Integer shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Butterfly Network shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Integer and Butterfly Network, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integer	0	13	1	0	2.07
Butterfly Network	1	1	5	1	2.75

Integer presently has a consensus target price of $109.86, suggesting a potential downside of 13.31%. Butterfly Network has a consensus target price of $8.75, suggesting a potential upside of 19.80%. Given Butterfly Network’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Butterfly Network is more favorable than Integer.

Summary

Integer beats Butterfly Network on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Integer

Integer Holdings Corporation operates as a medical device outsource manufacturer in the United States, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Medical and Non-Medical. The company offers products for interventional cardiology, structural heart, heart failure, peripheral vascular, neurovascular, interventional oncology, electrophysiology, vascular access, infusion therapy, hemodialysis, non-vascular, urology, and gastroenterology procedures. It also provides cardiac rhythm management products, including implantable pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, insertable cardiac monitors, implantable cardiac pacing and defibrillation leads, and heart failure therapies; neuromodulation products, such as implantable spinal cord stimulators; and non-rechargeable batteries, feedthroughs, device enclosures, machined components, and lead components and sub-assemblies. In addition, the company offers rechargeable batteries and chargers; and arthroscopic, laparoscopic, and general surgery devices and components, such as harmonic scalpels, shaver blades, burr shavers, radio frequency probes, biopsy probes, trocars, electrocautery components, wound dressings, GERD treatment components, and phacoemulsification needles. Further, it provides orthopedic products that include instruments used in hip, knee, and spine surgeries, as well as reamers and chisels. Additionally, the company offers customized battery power and power management systems, and battery solutions for the energy, military, and environmental markets. Furthermore, the company provides medical technologies. It serves multi-national original equipment manufacturers and their affiliated subsidiaries in the cardiac rhythm management, neuromodulation, orthopedics, vascular, and advanced surgical and portable medical markets. Integer Holdings Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

About Butterfly Network

Butterfly Network, Inc. develops, manufactures, and commercializes ultrasound imaging solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers Butterfly iQ, a handheld and single-probe whole body ultrasound system; Butterfly iQ+ and iQ3 ultrasound devices that can perform whole-body imaging in a single handheld probe integrated with the clinical workflow, and accessible on a user's smartphone, tablet, and almost any hospital computer system; and Butterfly iQ+ Vet, a handheld ultrasound system designed for veterinarians. The company also provides Butterfly system, which includes probes, and related accessories and software subscriptions to healthcare systems, physicians, and healthcare providers through a direct sales force, distributors, and eCommerce channel. In addition, it offers cloud-based software solutions to healthcare systems, teleguidance, in-app educational tutorials, and formal education programs through its Butterfly Academy software, as well as professional services for large scale deployments; and ScanLab, an education-only app provides written walkthroughs and reference imagery to guide real-time educational scanning, enhancing the learning process. Butterfly Network, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.