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BVC vs. EKF, SPEC, CREO, IUG, and NCYT

Should you buy BATM Advanced Communications stock or one of its competitors? BATM Advanced Communications's main competitors and comparable companies include EKF Diagnostics (EKF), INSPECS Group (SPEC), Creo Medical Group (CREO), Intelligent Ultrasound Group (IUG), and Novacyt (NCYT). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "healthcare equipment & supplies" industry.

How does BATM Advanced Communications compare to EKF Diagnostics?

BATM Advanced Communications (LON:BVC) and EKF Diagnostics (LON:EKF) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

BATM Advanced Communications has a beta of 0.754, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, EKF Diagnostics has a beta of 0.499, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

EKF Diagnostics has a net margin of 4.86% compared to BATM Advanced Communications' net margin of -15.91%. EKF Diagnostics' return on equity of 3.58% beat BATM Advanced Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BATM Advanced Communications-15.91% -25.90% 0.58%
EKF Diagnostics 4.86%3.58%5.27%

In the previous week, BATM Advanced Communications and BATM Advanced Communications both had 1 articles in the media. BATM Advanced Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat EKF Diagnostics' score of 0.00 indicating that BATM Advanced Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BATM Advanced Communications
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
EKF Diagnostics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

EKF Diagnostics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BATM Advanced Communications. BATM Advanced Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EKF Diagnostics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BATM Advanced Communications£104.57M0.37-£278.26K-£3.94N/A
EKF Diagnostics£51.35M2.00£4.68M£0.5841.38

14.3% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.2% of EKF Diagnostics shares are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 40.2% of EKF Diagnostics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

EKF Diagnostics has a consensus target price of GBX 35, suggesting a potential upside of 45.83%. Given EKF Diagnostics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe EKF Diagnostics is more favorable than BATM Advanced Communications.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BATM Advanced Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
EKF Diagnostics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

EKF Diagnostics beats BATM Advanced Communications on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BATM Advanced Communications compare to INSPECS Group?

BATM Advanced Communications (LON:BVC) and INSPECS Group (LON:SPEC) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

BATM Advanced Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than INSPECS Group. INSPECS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BATM Advanced Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BATM Advanced Communications£104.57M0.37-£278.26K-£3.94N/A
INSPECS Group£193.23M0.53-£4.11M-£5.34N/A

14.3% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of INSPECS Group shares are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of INSPECS Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, BATM Advanced Communications had 1 more articles in the media than INSPECS Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BATM Advanced Communications and 0 mentions for INSPECS Group. BATM Advanced Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat INSPECS Group's score of 0.00 indicating that BATM Advanced Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
BATM Advanced Communications Positive
INSPECS Group Neutral

INSPECS Group has a net margin of -0.52% compared to BATM Advanced Communications' net margin of -15.91%. INSPECS Group's return on equity of -1.19% beat BATM Advanced Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BATM Advanced Communications-15.91% -25.90% 0.58%
INSPECS Group -0.52%-1.19%0.45%

BATM Advanced Communications has a beta of 0.754, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, INSPECS Group has a beta of 1.603, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

BATM Advanced Communications beats INSPECS Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BATM Advanced Communications compare to Creo Medical Group?

Creo Medical Group (LON:CREO) and BATM Advanced Communications (LON:BVC) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

44.1% of Creo Medical Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.3% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Creo Medical Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.0% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Creo Medical Group and Creo Medical Group both had 1 articles in the media. BATM Advanced Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Creo Medical Group's score of 0.23 indicating that BATM Advanced Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Creo Medical Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
BATM Advanced Communications
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Creo Medical Group has a beta of 1.563854, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BATM Advanced Communications has a beta of 0.754, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

BATM Advanced Communications has a net margin of -15.91% compared to Creo Medical Group's net margin of -268.57%. BATM Advanced Communications' return on equity of -25.90% beat Creo Medical Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Creo Medical Group-268.57% -38.29% -20.09%
BATM Advanced Communications -15.91%-25.90%0.58%

BATM Advanced Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Creo Medical Group. BATM Advanced Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Creo Medical Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Creo Medical Group£7M6.62-£25.04M-£5.00N/A
BATM Advanced Communications£104.57M0.37-£278.26K-£3.94N/A

Summary

BATM Advanced Communications beats Creo Medical Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BATM Advanced Communications compare to Intelligent Ultrasound Group?

BATM Advanced Communications (LON:BVC) and Intelligent Ultrasound Group (LON:IUG) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

BATM Advanced Communications has a beta of 0.754, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intelligent Ultrasound Group has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

BATM Advanced Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Intelligent Ultrasound Group. BATM Advanced Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intelligent Ultrasound Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BATM Advanced Communications£104.57M0.37-£278.26K-£3.94N/A
Intelligent Ultrasound Group£6.57M0.00-£2.27M-£0.68N/A

In the previous week, BATM Advanced Communications had 1 more articles in the media than Intelligent Ultrasound Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BATM Advanced Communications and 0 mentions for Intelligent Ultrasound Group. BATM Advanced Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Intelligent Ultrasound Group's score of 0.00 indicating that BATM Advanced Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
BATM Advanced Communications Positive
Intelligent Ultrasound Group Neutral

14.3% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Intelligent Ultrasound Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.0% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Intelligent Ultrasound Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

BATM Advanced Communications has a net margin of -15.91% compared to Intelligent Ultrasound Group's net margin of -23.11%. Intelligent Ultrasound Group's return on equity of -23.58% beat BATM Advanced Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BATM Advanced Communications-15.91% -25.90% 0.58%
Intelligent Ultrasound Group -23.11%-23.58%-13.51%

Summary

BATM Advanced Communications beats Intelligent Ultrasound Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BATM Advanced Communications compare to Novacyt?

BATM Advanced Communications (LON:BVC) and Novacyt (LON:NCYT) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

In the previous week, BATM Advanced Communications and BATM Advanced Communications both had 1 articles in the media. BATM Advanced Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Novacyt's score of -0.37 indicating that BATM Advanced Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BATM Advanced Communications
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Novacyt
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

BATM Advanced Communications has a beta of 0.754, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Novacyt has a beta of 1.112, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

14.3% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Novacyt shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.0% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Novacyt shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

BATM Advanced Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Novacyt. BATM Advanced Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Novacyt, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BATM Advanced Communications£104.57M0.37-£278.26K-£3.94N/A
Novacyt£21.79M1.39-£36.80M-£31.00N/A

BATM Advanced Communications has a net margin of -15.91% compared to Novacyt's net margin of -91.67%. BATM Advanced Communications' return on equity of -25.90% beat Novacyt's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BATM Advanced Communications-15.91% -25.90% 0.58%
Novacyt -91.67%-126.76%-27.98%

Summary

BATM Advanced Communications beats Novacyt on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BVC vs. The Competition

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MetricBATM Advanced CommunicationsHealthcare Equipment & Supplies IndustryHealthcare SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£37.58M£5.42B£7.14B£2.77B
Dividend Yield3.52%1.78%2.53%6.21%
P/E Ratio-2.8025.29275.15366.94
Price / Sales0.3642.01566.7988,666.76
Price / Cash2.1232.1877.4127.89
Price / Book0.475.8810.806.80
Net Income-£278.26K£146.72M£3.50B£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.84%-0.66%-2.02%-0.62%
1 Month Performance-5.96%-4.58%-7.53%-1.47%
1 Year Performance-42.15%1.17%3.32%22.21%

BATM Advanced Communications Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BVC
BATM Advanced Communications
N/AGBX 11.05
-1.8%		N/A-41.1%£37.58M£104.57MN/A980
EKF
EKF Diagnostics
1.9935 of 5 stars		GBX 24.60
-0.4%		GBX 35
+42.3%		-21.0%£105.33M£51.35M52.34356
SPEC
INSPECS Group
N/AGBX 92.50
flat		N/A+91.8%£100.99M£193.23MN/A1,673
CREO
Creo Medical Group
N/AGBX 9.67
-1.4%		GBX 40
+313.8%		-10.8%£46.96M£7M9.67279
IUG
Intelligent Ultrasound Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£42.76M£6.57MN/A65

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