This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Obalon Therapeutics (OBLN) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock OBLN vs. PSTV, PETV, ICU, PAVM, BTCY, ALUR, SSKN, CODX, NURO, and INBSShould you be buying Obalon Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Obalon Therapeutics include Plus Therapeutics (PSTV), PetVivo (PETV), SeaStar Medical (ICU), PAVmed (PAVM), Biotricity (BTCY), Allurion Technologies (ALUR), STRATA Skin Sciences (SSKN), Co-Diagnostics (CODX), NeuroMetrix (NURO), and Intelligent Bio Solutions (INBS). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Obalon Therapeutics vs. Plus Therapeutics PetVivo SeaStar Medical PAVmed Biotricity Allurion Technologies STRATA Skin Sciences Co-Diagnostics NeuroMetrix Intelligent Bio Solutions Plus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PSTV) and Obalon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OBLN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PSTV or OBLN? 3.3% of Plus Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% of Obalon Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Plus Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Obalon Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PSTV or OBLN? Obalon Therapeutics received 174 more outperform votes than Plus Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.72% of users gave Plus Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 46.68% of users gave Obalon Therapeutics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPlus TherapeuticsOutperform Votes7263.72% Underperform Votes4136.28% Obalon TherapeuticsOutperform Votes24646.68% Underperform Votes28153.32% Which has more risk & volatility, PSTV or OBLN? Plus Therapeutics has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Obalon Therapeutics has a beta of -1.23, suggesting that its share price is 223% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, PSTV or OBLN? Obalon Therapeutics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Plus Therapeutics. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlus Therapeutics$4.91M2.25-$13.32M-$2.50-0.26Obalon Therapeutics$1.59M2.13-$12.33MN/AN/A Does the media prefer PSTV or OBLN? In the previous week, Plus Therapeutics had 1 more articles in the media than Obalon Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Plus Therapeutics and 0 mentions for Obalon Therapeutics. Plus Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Obalon Therapeutics' score of 0.00 indicating that Plus Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Plus Therapeutics Very Positive Obalon Therapeutics Neutral Is PSTV or OBLN more profitable? Plus Therapeutics has a net margin of -225.07% compared to Obalon Therapeutics' net margin of -776.76%. Plus Therapeutics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Obalon Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Plus Therapeutics-225.07% N/A -154.56% Obalon Therapeutics -776.76%-161.38%-83.58% Do analysts recommend PSTV or OBLN? Plus Therapeutics currently has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1,668.96%. Given Plus Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Plus Therapeutics is more favorable than Obalon Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Plus Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Obalon Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryPlus Therapeutics beats Obalon Therapeutics on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Obalon Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OBLN 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 OBLN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricObalon TherapeuticsSurgical & Medical Instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.39M$4.33B$5.53B$7.93BDividend YieldN/A39.93%5.11%4.22%P/E Ratio-0.2530.0322.5118.54Price / Sales2.1355.31397.62103.34Price / CashN/A51.0838.1834.62Price / Book0.566.056.734.25Net Income-$12.33M$68.71M$3.22B$248.18M Obalon Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OBLNObalon TherapeuticsN/A$0.34-1.7%N/A+107.5%$3.39M$1.59M-0.252PSTVPlus Therapeutics2.5833 of 5 stars$0.84+7.1%$11.50+1,262.4%-58.7%$14.35M$4.91M-0.3320Positive NewsPETVPetVivoN/A$0.56+2.8%N/A-24.1%$13.56M$1.05M-1.2420Gap DownICUSeaStar Medical0.6426 of 5 stars$1.27+0.8%N/A-89.3%$12.45M$135,000.00-0.112Short Interest ↓News CoveragePAVMPAVmed4.4114 of 5 stars$0.72-5.3%$19.50+2,608.3%-63.8%$12.31M$3.00M-0.1790Short Interest ↓Gap UpBTCYBiotricityN/A$0.46+0.0%N/A-66.4%$11.46M$12.06M-0.4340Gap UpALURAllurion Technologies3.426 of 5 stars$2.38-0.8%$22.83+859.0%-95.2%$11.42M$32.11M-0.20501Positive NewsGap DownSSKNSTRATA Skin Sciences3.5167 of 5 stars$2.61-0.2%$6.00+129.5%-40.9%$10.90M$33.56M-0.98120Short Interest ↓Gap UpCODXCo-Diagnostics4.3206 of 5 stars$0.37+6.0%$5.50+1,382.1%-69.7%$10.43M$3.92M-0.27100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpNURONeuroMetrix0.4081 of 5 stars$4.39+1.0%N/A-0.2%$9.03M$3.03M-0.9620Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpINBSIntelligent Bio Solutions0.4272 of 5 stars$1.28-0.8%N/A-52.4%$8.72M$3.03M0.0010 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PSTV Competitors PETV Competitors ICU Competitors PAVM Competitors BTCY Competitors ALUR Competitors SSKN Competitors CODX Competitors NURO Competitors INBS Competitors 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:OBLN) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredElon Musk’s next move from the Oval Office?No one is closer to President Trump than Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 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