Tivic Health Systems (NASDAQ:TIVC – Get Rating) and BioLife Solutions (NASDAQ:BLFS – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Tivic Health Systems and BioLife Solutions' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Get Tivic Health Systems alerts:| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tivic Health Systems | -668.17% | -120.72% | -98.51% |
| BioLife Solutions | -67.70% | -7.50% | -6.49% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.2% of Tivic Health Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of BioLife Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of Tivic Health Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of BioLife Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Tivic Health Systems and BioLife Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tivic Health Systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| BioLife Solutions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
BioLife Solutions has a consensus target price of $31.20, suggesting a potential upside of 81.82%. Given BioLife Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BioLife Solutions is more favorable than Tivic Health Systems.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Tivic Health Systems and BioLife Solutions' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tivic Health Systems | $1.17 million | 5.05 | -$8.49 million | N/A | N/A |
| BioLife Solutions | $119.16 million | 6.16 | -$7.64 million | ($2.48) | -6.92 |
BioLife Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Tivic Health Systems.
Summary
BioLife Solutions beats Tivic Health Systems on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tivic Health Systems
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Tivic Health Systems Inc. operates as a bioelectronic device company that delivers non-invasive neuromodulation products for the treatment of inflammatory conditions. Its primary product is ClearUP, is a medical device intended to relieve sinus and nasal inflammation. The company sells its products on direct-to-consumer channel through its own websites; and platforms, such as Amazon.com and Walmart.com, as well as to U.S. online retailers, including BestBuy.com and FSAStore.com. Tivic Health Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Hayward, California.
About BioLife Solutions
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BioLife Solutions, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of bio preservation tools for cells and tissues. Its product offerings include proprietary hypothermic storage and cryopreservation freeze media products for cells, tissues, and organs, generic blood stem cell freezing and cell thawing media products and custom product formulation and custom packaging services. The company was founded by Boris Rubinsky in 1987 and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.
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