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IHC vs. CREO, IUG, BVC, NCYT, and AKR

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

How does Inspiration Healthcare Group compare to Creo Medical Group?

Creo Medical Group (LON:CREO) and Inspiration Healthcare Group (LON:IHC) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Creo Medical Group has a beta of 1.563854, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Inspiration Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.857, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Inspiration Healthcare Group has higher revenue and earnings than Creo Medical Group. Inspiration Healthcare Group 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£6M10.53-£25.04M£1.0013.00
Inspiration Healthcare Group£47.55M0.37-£12.20M-£1.16N/A

44.1% of Creo Medical Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Inspiration Healthcare Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Creo Medical Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Inspiration Healthcare Group shares are owned by 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.

In the previous week, Creo Medical Group and Creo Medical Group both had 1 articles in the media. Creo Medical Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Inspiration Healthcare Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Creo Medical Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Creo Medical Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Inspiration Healthcare Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Creo Medical Group has a net margin of 88.33% compared to Inspiration Healthcare Group's net margin of -2.19%. Creo Medical Group's return on equity of 9.56% beat Inspiration Healthcare Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Creo Medical Group88.33% 9.56% -20.09%
Inspiration Healthcare Group -2.19%-6.49%-3.47%

Summary

Creo Medical Group beats Inspiration Healthcare Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Inspiration Healthcare Group compare to Intelligent Ultrasound Group?

Intelligent Ultrasound Group (LON:IUG) and Inspiration Healthcare Group (LON:IHC) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Inspiration Healthcare Group had 1 more articles in the media than Intelligent Ultrasound Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Inspiration Healthcare Group and 0 mentions for Intelligent Ultrasound Group. Intelligent Ultrasound Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Inspiration Healthcare Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Intelligent Ultrasound Group Neutral
Inspiration Healthcare Group Neutral

Inspiration Healthcare Group has a net margin of -2.19% compared to Intelligent Ultrasound Group's net margin of -23.11%. Inspiration Healthcare Group's return on equity of -6.49% beat Intelligent Ultrasound Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Intelligent Ultrasound Group-23.11% -23.58% -13.51%
Inspiration Healthcare Group -2.19%-6.49%-3.47%

Intelligent Ultrasound Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Inspiration Healthcare Group. Inspiration Healthcare Group 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
Intelligent Ultrasound Group£6.57M0.00-£2.27M-£0.68N/A
Inspiration Healthcare Group£47.55M0.37-£12.20M-£1.16N/A

Intelligent Ultrasound Group has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Inspiration Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.857, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

75.5% of Intelligent Ultrasound Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Inspiration Healthcare Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Intelligent Ultrasound Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Inspiration Healthcare Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Inspiration Healthcare Group beats Intelligent Ultrasound Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Inspiration Healthcare Group compare to BATM Advanced Communications?

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

BATM Advanced Communications has a beta of 0.754, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Inspiration Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.857, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

BATM Advanced Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Inspiration Healthcare Group. Inspiration Healthcare 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£104.57M0.38-£278.26K-£4.20N/A
Inspiration Healthcare Group£47.55M0.37-£12.20M-£1.16N/A

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 1.10 beat Inspiration Healthcare Group's 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Inspiration Healthcare Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Inspiration Healthcare Group has a net margin of -2.19% compared to BATM Advanced Communications' net margin of -15.91%. Inspiration Healthcare Group's return on equity of -6.49% 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%
Inspiration Healthcare Group -2.19%-6.49%-3.47%

14.3% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Inspiration Healthcare Group shares are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Inspiration Healthcare Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

How does Inspiration Healthcare Group compare to Novacyt?

Inspiration Healthcare Group (LON:IHC) and Novacyt (LON:NCYT) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

In the previous week, Inspiration Healthcare Group had 1 more articles in the media than Novacyt. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Inspiration Healthcare Group and 0 mentions for Novacyt. Inspiration Healthcare Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Novacyt'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Inspiration Healthcare Group Neutral
Novacyt Neutral

Inspiration Healthcare Group has a net margin of -2.19% compared to Novacyt's net margin of -103.08%. Inspiration Healthcare Group's return on equity of -6.49% beat Novacyt's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Inspiration Healthcare Group-2.19% -6.49% -3.47%
Novacyt -103.08%-96.44%-27.98%

Inspiration Healthcare Group has higher revenue and earnings than Novacyt. Inspiration Healthcare Group 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
Inspiration Healthcare Group£47.55M0.37-£12.20M-£1.16N/A
Novacyt£20.03M1.57-£36.80M-£32.00N/A

7.4% of Inspiration Healthcare Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Novacyt shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Inspiration Healthcare Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Novacyt 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.

Inspiration Healthcare Group has a beta of 0.857, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Novacyt has a beta of 1.112, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Inspiration Healthcare Group beats Novacyt on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Inspiration Healthcare Group compare to Akers Biosciences?

Inspiration Healthcare Group (LON:IHC) and Akers Biosciences (LON:AKR) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Akers Biosciences has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Inspiration Healthcare Group's net margin of -2.19%. Akers Biosciences' return on equity of 0.00% beat Inspiration Healthcare Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Inspiration Healthcare Group-2.19% -6.49% -3.47%
Akers Biosciences N/A N/A N/A

7.4% of Inspiration Healthcare Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Inspiration Healthcare Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Akers Biosciences has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Inspiration Healthcare Group. Inspiration Healthcare Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Akers Biosciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Inspiration Healthcare Group£47.55M0.37-£12.20M-£1.16N/A
Akers Biosciences£2.32M0.00N/A-£129.60N/A

In the previous week, Inspiration Healthcare Group had 1 more articles in the media than Akers Biosciences. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Inspiration Healthcare Group and 0 mentions for Akers Biosciences. Inspiration Healthcare Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Akers Biosciences'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Inspiration Healthcare Group Neutral
Akers Biosciences Neutral

Summary

Inspiration Healthcare Group beats Akers Biosciences on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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IHC vs. The Competition

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MetricInspiration Healthcare GroupHealthcare Equipment & Supplies IndustryHealthcare SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£17.39M£5.58B£7.17B£2.91B
Dividend Yield2.51%1.76%2.53%6.18%
P/E Ratio-16.7125.84272.99367.42
Price / Sales0.3744.75612.7383,891.79
Price / Cash12.2133.1477.8227.89
Price / Book0.486.0612.856.75
Net Income-£12.20M£149.47M£3.47B£5.89B
7 Day Performance2.05%-1.30%1.24%5.57%
1 Month Performance4.24%1.33%5.81%2.30%
1 Year Performance-17.14%10.29%25.75%21.81%

Inspiration Healthcare Group Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IHC
Inspiration Healthcare Group
N/AGBX 19.39
+2.0%		N/A-19.2%£17.39M£47.55MN/A224
CREO
Creo Medical Group
N/AGBX 12.80
-3.4%		GBX 40
+212.5%		-1.8%£62.18M£6M12.80279
IUG
Intelligent Ultrasound Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£42.76M£6.57MN/A65
BVC
BATM Advanced Communications
N/AGBX 11.75
-0.8%		N/A-24.2%£39.96M£104.57MN/A980
NCYT
Novacyt
N/AGBX 45
+5.9%		N/A+14.8%£32.63M£20.03MN/A120

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This page (LON:IHC) was last updated on 9/4/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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