Lifeward (LFWD) Competitors

Lifeward (NASDAQ:LFWD) and Zynex (NASDAQ:ZYXI) are both small-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, LFWD or ZYXI?

Lifeward has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zynex has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LFWD or ZYXI?

Zynex has higher revenue and earnings than Lifeward. Zynex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lifeward, 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
Lifeward	$24.43M	0.46	-$28.94M	-$3.12	-0.23
Zynex	$144.81M	0.28	$2.99M	-$0.94	-1.43

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LFWD or ZYXI?

26.8% of Lifeward shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.7% of Zynex shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Lifeward shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.3% of Zynex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to LFWD or ZYXI?

In the previous week, Zynex had 2 more articles in the media than Lifeward. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Zynex and 1 mentions for Lifeward. Lifeward's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Zynex's score of 0.58 indicating that Lifeward is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lifeward	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zynex	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate LFWD or ZYXI?

Lifeward currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,167.43%. Zynex has a consensus target price of $4.90, suggesting a potential upside of 265.67%. Given Lifeward's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lifeward is more favorable than Zynex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lifeward	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Zynex	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is LFWD or ZYXI more profitable?

Zynex has a net margin of -19.79% compared to Lifeward's net margin of -121.80%. Zynex's return on equity of -78.54% beat Lifeward's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lifeward	-121.80%	-137.91%	-90.28%
Zynex	-19.79%	-78.54%	-16.70%

Summary

Zynex beats Lifeward on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.