Kooth (KOO) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate KOO or INS?

Kooth presently has a consensus target price of GBX 456.67, indicating a potential upside of 145.52%. Given Kooth's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KOO or INS?

65.0% of Kooth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of Instem shares are held by institutional investors. 17.3% of Kooth shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.0% of Instem shares are held 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.

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%

Does the media prefer KOO or INS?

In the previous week, Instem had 2 more articles in the media than Kooth. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Instem and 1 mentions for Kooth. Kooth's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Instem's score of 0.57 indicating that Kooth is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kooth	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Instem	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KOO or INS?

Kooth has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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	£50.72M	1.35	£4.00M	£10.64	17.48
Instem	£61.63M	0.00	£3.34M	£0.14	N/A

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.

Summary

Kooth beats Instem on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.