Apyx Medical (APYX) Competitors

Apyx Medical (NASDAQ:APYX) and Sanuwave Health (NASDAQ:SNWV) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to APYX or SNWV?

In the previous week, Apyx Medical had 2 more articles in the media than Sanuwave Health. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Apyx Medical and 0 mentions for Sanuwave Health. Apyx Medical's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Sanuwave Health's score of 0.00 indicating that Apyx Medical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Apyx Medical	Positive
Sanuwave Health	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, APYX or SNWV?

Apyx Medical has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanuwave Health has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is APYX or SNWV more profitable?

Apyx Medical has a net margin of -42.37% compared to Sanuwave Health's net margin of -89.86%. Sanuwave Health's return on equity of 0.00% beat Apyx Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apyx Medical	-42.37%	-156.85%	-31.92%
Sanuwave Health	-89.86%	N/A	-145.76%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor APYX or SNWV?

Apyx Medical received 78 more outperform votes than Sanuwave Health when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.94% of users gave Apyx Medical an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Sanuwave Health an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Apyx Medical	Outperform Votes 78 60.94%	Underperform Votes 50 39.06%
Sanuwave Health	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of APYX or SNWV?

55.3% of Apyx Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of Sanuwave Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Apyx Medical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.6% of Sanuwave Health shares are owned 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.

Do analysts prefer APYX or SNWV?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apyx Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Sanuwave Health	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, APYX or SNWV?

Apyx Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Sanuwave Health. Sanuwave Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apyx Medical, 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
Apyx Medical	$48.10M	1.57	-$23.46M	-$0.55	-3.64
Sanuwave Health	$32.63M	8.84	-$31.37M	-$4.56	-7.39

Summary

Apyx Medical beats Sanuwave Health on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.