Pulmonx (LUNG) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LUNG or BFLY?

Pulmonx has higher revenue and earnings than Butterfly Network. Butterfly Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pulmonx, 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
Pulmonx	$87.47M	1.45	-$60.84M	-$1.44	-2.18
Butterfly Network	$85.63M	6.31	-$133.70M	-$0.29	-7.53

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LUNG or BFLY?

91.0% of Pulmonx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of Butterfly Network shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Pulmonx shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Butterfly Network shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LUNG or BFLY?

Pulmonx received 31 more outperform votes than Butterfly Network when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave Butterfly Network an outperform vote while only 47.56% of users gave Pulmonx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pulmonx	Outperform Votes 39 47.56%	Underperform Votes 43 52.44%
Butterfly Network	Outperform Votes 8 72.73%	Underperform Votes 3 27.27%

Is LUNG or BFLY more profitable?

Pulmonx has a net margin of -67.31% compared to Butterfly Network's net margin of -129.25%. Butterfly Network's return on equity of -42.68% beat Pulmonx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pulmonx	-67.31%	-55.36%	-33.53%
Butterfly Network	-129.25%	-42.68%	-30.31%

Does the media refer more to LUNG or BFLY?

In the previous week, Pulmonx had 3 more articles in the media than Butterfly Network. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pulmonx and 1 mentions for Butterfly Network. Butterfly Network's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Pulmonx's score of 1.15 indicating that Butterfly Network is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, LUNG or BFLY?

Pulmonx has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Butterfly Network has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its share price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LUNG or BFLY?

Pulmonx currently has a consensus target price of $12.07, indicating a potential upside of 284.44%. Butterfly Network has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 83.07%. Given Pulmonx's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pulmonx is more favorable than Butterfly Network.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pulmonx	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Butterfly Network	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Pulmonx and Butterfly Network tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.