LENSAR (LNSR) Competitors

LENSAR (NASDAQ:LNSR) and Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do analysts recommend LNSR or BFLY?

LENSAR currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.67%. Butterfly Network has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.61%. Given Butterfly Network's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Butterfly Network is more favorable than LENSAR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LENSAR	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Butterfly Network	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LNSR or BFLY?

Butterfly Network received 2 more outperform votes than LENSAR when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.73% of users gave Butterfly Network an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave LENSAR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LENSAR	Outperform Votes 6 37.50%	Underperform Votes 10 62.50%
Butterfly Network	Outperform Votes 8 72.73%	Underperform Votes 3 27.27%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LNSR or BFLY?

40.2% of LENSAR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of Butterfly Network shares are held by institutional investors. 38.5% of LENSAR shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Butterfly Network shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LNSR or BFLY more profitable?

LENSAR has a net margin of -34.03% compared to Butterfly Network's net margin of -129.25%. Butterfly Network's return on equity of -42.68% beat LENSAR's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LENSAR	-34.03%	-49.02%	-21.12%
Butterfly Network	-129.25%	-42.68%	-30.31%

Which has more volatility and risk, LNSR or BFLY?

LENSAR has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Butterfly Network has a beta of 2.54, indicating that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to LNSR or BFLY?

In the previous week, LENSAR and LENSAR both had 4 articles in the media. LENSAR's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Butterfly Network's score of 0.17 indicating that LENSAR is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LENSAR	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Butterfly Network	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LNSR or BFLY?

LENSAR has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Butterfly Network. Butterfly Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LENSAR, 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
LENSAR	$57.07M	2.61	-$14.38M	-$4.85	-2.61
Butterfly Network	$85.63M	7.02	-$133.70M	-$0.29	-8.38

Summary

Butterfly Network beats LENSAR on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.