NovoCure (NASDAQ:NVCR – Get Rating) and Dynatronics (NASDAQ:DYNT – Get Rating) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings , analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares NovoCure and Dynatronics' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Get NovoCure alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NovoCure | $535.03 million | 14.65 | -$58.35 million | ($0.77) | -96.99 |
| Dynatronics | $44.34 million | 0.19 | -$3.99 million | ($0.32) | -1.38 |
Dynatronics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NovoCure. NovoCure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dynatronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
76.5% of NovoCure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of Dynatronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of NovoCure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Dynatronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.Risk & Volatility
NovoCure has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dynatronics has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares NovoCure and Dynatronics' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NovoCure | -15.05% | -18.85% | -7.06% |
| Dynatronics | -11.30% | -33.81% | -13.68% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for NovoCure and Dynatronics, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NovoCure | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Dynatronics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
NovoCure currently has a consensus target price of $102.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.58%. Dynatronics has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 809.09%. Given Dynatronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dynatronics is more favorable than NovoCure.
About NovoCure
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NovoCure Limited, an oncology company, engages in the development, manufacture, and commercialization of tumor treating fields (TTFields) devices for the treatment of solid tumor cancers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, and Greater China. Its TTFields devices include Optune for the treatment of glioblastoma; and Optune Lua for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. The company also has ongoing or completed clinical trials investigating TTFields in brain metastases, gastric cancer, glioblastoma, liver cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and ovarian cancer. NovoCure Limited was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Saint Helier, Jersey.
About Dynatronics
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Dynatronics Corporation, a medical device company, designs, manufactures, and sells physical therapy, rehabilitation, orthopedics, pain management, and athletic training products in the United States. The company offers orthopedic soft bracing products include cervical collars, shoulder immobilizers, arm slings, wrist and elbow supports, abdominal and lumbosacral supports, maternity supports, knee immobilizers and supports, ankle walkers and supports, plantar fasciitis splints, and cold therapy products; and therapeutic modality devices comprising electrotherapy, ultrasound, phototherapy, traction, hot and cold therapy, and electrodes. It also offers power and manually operated treatment tables, mat platforms, work tables, parallel bars, training stairs, weight racks, and other related equipment. In addition, the company provides clinical supplies, including exercise bands and tubing, lotions and gels, orthopedic bracings, paper products, and other related supplies. It markets its products under the Dynatron, Dynatron Solaris, Dynaheat, BodyIce, Powermatic, Bird & Cronin, Physician's Choice, Hausmann, PROTEAM, and Mammoth brands. The company sells its products to orthopedists, physical therapists, chiropractors, athletic trainers, sports medicine practitioners, clinics, and hospitals. It also exports its products. Dynatronics Corporation was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota.
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