IRIDEX (IRIX) Competitors

IRIDEX (NASDAQ:IRIX) and Hyperfine (NASDAQ:HYPR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is IRIX or HYPR more profitable?

IRIDEX has a net margin of -22.79% compared to Hyperfine's net margin of -309.42%. Hyperfine's return on equity of -57.54% beat IRIDEX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IRIDEX	-22.79%	-192.95%	-33.97%
Hyperfine	-309.42%	-57.54%	-50.38%

Do analysts rate IRIX or HYPR?

Hyperfine has a consensus target price of $1.06, suggesting a potential upside of 43.05%. Given Hyperfine's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hyperfine is more favorable than IRIDEX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IRIDEX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Hyperfine	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility and risk, IRIX or HYPR?

IRIDEX has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyperfine has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IRIX or HYPR?

IRIDEX received 264 more outperform votes than Hyperfine when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.10% of users gave IRIDEX an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Hyperfine an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IRIDEX	Outperform Votes 272 62.10%	Underperform Votes 166 37.90%
Hyperfine	Outperform Votes 8 50.00%	Underperform Votes 8 50.00%

Does the media refer more to IRIX or HYPR?

In the previous week, IRIDEX had 5 more articles in the media than Hyperfine. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for IRIDEX and 2 mentions for Hyperfine. Hyperfine's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat IRIDEX's score of 0.81 indicating that Hyperfine is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IRIDEX	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyperfine	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IRIX or HYPR?

20.1% of IRIDEX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.0% of Hyperfine shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of IRIDEX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.0% of Hyperfine shares are owned by company 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 stronger valuation and earnings, IRIX or HYPR?

IRIDEX has higher revenue and earnings than Hyperfine. IRIDEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyperfine, 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
IRIDEX	$48.80M	0.33	-$9.57M	-$0.43	-2.22
Hyperfine	$11.73M	4.92	-$44.24M	-$0.54	-1.37

Summary

IRIDEX and Hyperfine tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.