Kooth (KOO) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	£66.34M	0.77	£4.00M	£0.08	1,775.00
Instem	£61.63M	0.00	£3.34M	£0.14	N/A

Does the media favor KOO or INS?

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kooth	Neutral
Instem	Neutral

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

26.4% of Kooth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of Instem shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.7% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer KOO or INS?

Kooth currently has a consensus price target of GBX 365, indicating a potential upside of 157.04%. Given Kooth's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	2 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

Which has more risk and volatility, KOO or INS?

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

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 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.