Kooth (KOO) Competitors

Kooth (LON:KOO) and Instem (LON:INS) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer KOO or INS?

In the previous week, Kooth's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Instem's score of 0.00 indicating that Kooth is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kooth	Positive
Instem	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, KOO or INS?

Kooth has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Instem has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate KOO or INS?

Kooth currently has a consensus target price of GBX 456.67, suggesting a potential upside of 189.03%. Given Kooth's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kooth is more favorable than Instem.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kooth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Instem	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KOO or INS?

26.9% of Kooth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of Instem shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.9% of Kooth shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.0% of Instem shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, KOO or INS?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kooth	£66.74M	0.85	£4.00M	£0.21	752.38
Instem	£61.63M	0.00	£3.34M	£0.14	N/A

Is KOO or INS more profitable?

Kooth has a net margin of 7.89% compared to Instem's net margin of 5.50%. Kooth's return on equity of 18.59% beat Instem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kooth	7.89%	18.59%	10.12%
Instem	5.50%	6.35%	4.62%

Summary

Kooth beats Instem on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.