Avinger (AVGR) Competitors $0.47 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/1/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AVGR vs. ICU, STSS, NDRA, QNRX, BLAC, HSCS, CHEK, AMIX, VERO, and TIVCShould you be buying Avinger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Avinger include SeaStar Medical (ICU), Sharps Technology (STSS), ENDRA Life Sciences (NDRA), Quoin Pharmaceuticals (QNRX), Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition (BLAC), HeartSciences (HSCS), Check-Cap (CHEK), Autonomix Medical (AMIX), Venus Concept (VERO), and Tivic Health Systems (TIVC). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. Avinger vs. Its Competitors SeaStar Medical Sharps Technology ENDRA Life Sciences Quoin Pharmaceuticals Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition HeartSciences Check-Cap Autonomix Medical Venus Concept Tivic Health Systems Avinger (NASDAQ:AVGR) and SeaStar Medical (NASDAQ:ICU) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AVGR or ICU? Avinger has higher revenue and earnings than SeaStar Medical. SeaStar Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avinger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvinger$7.65M0.21-$18.32M-$11.06-0.04SeaStar Medical$140K56.78-$24.83M-$3.47-0.20 Which has more risk & volatility, AVGR or ICU? Avinger has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SeaStar Medical has a beta of -1.09, indicating that its share price is 209% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AVGR or ICU? 18.3% of Avinger shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of SeaStar Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.8% of Avinger shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of SeaStar Medical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AVGR or ICU more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AvingerN/A N/A N/A SeaStar Medical N/A N/A -313.28% Does the media refer more to AVGR or ICU? In the previous week, SeaStar Medical had 4 more articles in the media than Avinger. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SeaStar Medical and 0 mentions for Avinger. SeaStar Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Avinger's score of 0.00 indicating that SeaStar Medical is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Avinger Neutral SeaStar Medical Neutral SummaryAvinger beats SeaStar Medical on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Avinger News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVGR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AVGR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AVGR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAvingerMED INSTRUMENTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.57M$6.63B$5.54B$9.41BDividend YieldN/A1.30%3.75%4.03%P/E Ratio-0.0419.5621.0120.09Price / Sales0.2162.25433.8199.01Price / CashN/A20.3736.1658.27Price / Book-0.104.608.125.65Net Income-$18.32M$174.76M$3.25B$257.91M7 Day PerformanceN/A0.40%0.97%2.09%1 Month PerformanceN/A2.10%7.36%11.13%1 Year Performance-73.07%3.32%31.31%18.40% Avinger Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVGRAvingerN/A$0.47flatN/AN/A$1.57M$7.65M-0.0470ICUSeaStar Medical0.4788 of 5 stars$0.56-5.3%N/A-91.4%$6.27M$428K-0.162STSSSharps Technology0.8448 of 5 stars$5.87+2.4%N/AN/A$5.98MN/A0.003News CoverageNDRAENDRA Life Sciences3.0649 of 5 stars$8.07-0.4%$50.00+519.6%-99.9%$5.97MN/A-0.0520Positive NewsQNRXQuoin Pharmaceuticals1.4756 of 5 stars$9.05+1.8%N/A-62.8%$5.32MN/A-0.194Positive NewsBLACBellevue Life Sciences AcquisitionN/A$1.18-2.5%N/A-89.1%$4.77MN/A0.00N/AGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHSCSHeartSciences2.2125 of 5 stars$4.35+4.6%$13.00+198.9%+4.0%$4.70MN/A-0.5810CHEKCheck-Cap0.7992 of 5 stars$0.78-0.6%N/A-62.7%$4.56MN/A-0.2680AMIXAutonomix Medical3.1898 of 5 stars$1.43flat$16.50+1,053.8%-93.2%$3.98MN/A-0.191Positive NewsVEROVenus Concept0.9614 of 5 stars$2.61-0.4%N/A-61.7%$3.71M$64.83M-0.03410TIVCTivic Health Systems0.9394 of 5 stars$4.06flatN/A-36.0%$3.57M$516K0.0010 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SeaStar Medical Alternatives Sharps Technology Alternatives ENDRA Life Sciences Alternatives Quoin Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Alternatives HeartSciences Alternatives Check-Cap Alternatives Autonomix Medical Alternatives Venus Concept Alternatives Tivic Health Systems Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AVGR) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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