Accuray (ARAY) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OFIX or ARAY?

Accuray has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Orthofix Medical. Accuray is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orthofix 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
Orthofix Medical	$804.53M	0.58	-$151.40M	-$3.69	-3.25
Accuray	$465.25M	0.39	-$15.55M	-$0.05	-34.80

Do analysts prefer OFIX or ARAY?

Orthofix Medical presently has a consensus target price of $23.33, suggesting a potential upside of 94.61%. Given Orthofix Medical's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Orthofix Medical is more favorable than Accuray.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orthofix Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Accuray	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is OFIX or ARAY more profitable?

Accuray has a net margin of -0.96% compared to Orthofix Medical's net margin of -15.18%. Accuray's return on equity of -9.75% beat Orthofix Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orthofix Medical	-15.18%	-21.25%	-13.29%
Accuray	-0.96%	-9.75%	-0.93%

Does the media prefer OFIX or ARAY?

In the previous week, Orthofix Medical had 1 more articles in the media than Accuray. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Orthofix Medical and 2 mentions for Accuray. Orthofix Medical's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Accuray's score of 1.06 indicating that Orthofix Medical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orthofix Medical	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Accuray	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OFIX or ARAY?

Orthofix Medical received 81 more outperform votes than Accuray when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.44% of users gave Accuray an outperform vote while only 62.11% of users gave Orthofix Medical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Orthofix Medical	Outperform Votes 418 62.11%	Underperform Votes 255 37.89%
Accuray	Outperform Votes 337 65.44%	Underperform Votes 178 34.56%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OFIX or ARAY?

89.8% of Orthofix Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.1% of Accuray shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Orthofix Medical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Accuray shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, OFIX or ARAY?

Orthofix Medical has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Accuray has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Orthofix Medical beats Accuray on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.