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. CATX, INFU, NSPR, CTCX, HSAQ, GBS, RVP, PETV, BTCY, and IVFShould you be buying Obalon Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Obalon Therapeutics include Perspective Therapeutics (CATX), InfuSystem (INFU), InspireMD (NSPR), Carmell (CTCX), Health Sciences Acquisitions Co. 2 (HSAQ), GBS (GBS), Retractable Technologies (RVP), PetVivo (PETV), Biotricity (BTCY), and INVO Fertility (IVF). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Obalon Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors Perspective Therapeutics InfuSystem InspireMD Carmell Health Sciences Acquisitions Co. 2 GBS Retractable Technologies PetVivo Biotricity INVO Fertility Perspective Therapeutics (NYSE:CATX) and Obalon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OBLN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, CATX or OBLN? Perspective Therapeutics has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Obalon Therapeutics has a beta of -1.23, meaning that its stock price is 223% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in CATX or OBLN? 54.7% of Perspective Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% of Obalon Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Perspective 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CATX or OBLN more profitable? Obalon Therapeutics has a net margin of -776.76% compared to Perspective Therapeutics' net margin of -4,096.66%. Perspective Therapeutics' return on equity of -27.40% beat Obalon Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Perspective Therapeutics-4,096.66% -27.40% -23.16% Obalon Therapeutics -776.76%-161.38%-83.58% Do analysts prefer CATX or OBLN? Perspective Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $12.56, indicating a potential upside of 249.74%. Given Perspective Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Perspective Therapeutics is more favorable than Obalon Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Perspective Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.18Obalon Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CATX or OBLN? Obalon Therapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than Perspective Therapeutics. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPerspective TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$46.51MN/AN/AObalon Therapeutics$1.59M46.01-$12.33MN/AN/A Does the media prefer CATX or OBLN? In the previous week, Perspective Therapeutics had 2 more articles in the media than Obalon Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Perspective Therapeutics and 0 mentions for Obalon Therapeutics. Perspective Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Obalon Therapeutics' score of 0.00 indicating that Perspective Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Perspective Therapeutics Very Positive Obalon Therapeutics Neutral SummaryPerspective Therapeutics beats Obalon Therapeutics on 10 of the 14 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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$73.16M$80.73M$5.75B$10.24BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.69%4.60%P/E Ratio-5.4111.5874.9326.41Price / Sales46.0180.44452.3586.56Price / CashN/A18.4125.8129.91Price / Book12.1710.9313.256.28Net Income-$12.33M-$26.48M$3.29B$270.38M Obalon Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OBLNObalon TherapeuticsN/A$7.30-3.2%N/A+4,250.4%$73.16M$1.59M-5.412Gap DownCATXPerspective Therapeutics2.1354 of 5 stars$3.37-1.7%$12.56+272.6%-77.0%$250.27MN/A0.0070Positive NewsINFUInfuSystem3.1113 of 5 stars$10.42+1.6%$12.50+20.0%+53.5%$212.84M$139.89M173.70410Positive NewsNSPRInspireMD3.6376 of 5 stars$2.46+2.5%$4.50+82.9%-12.6%$102.63M$7.07M-3.2850News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap UpCTCXCarmellN/A$2.43-4.7%N/A+307.7%$50.80M$32.84K0.0014HSAQHealth Sciences Acquisitions Co. 2N/A$2.73-0.7%N/A-55.8%$30.61MN/A0.004GBSGBSN/A$1.65+6.1%N/A-10.5%$24.49MN/A-2.947RVPRetractable Technologies1.2347 of 5 stars$0.81+1.6%N/A-9.7%$23.83M$38.16M-1.50240Short Interest ↑PETVPetVivoN/A$0.85+3.2%N/A+50.8%$22.99M$1.05M-1.8920News CoverageGap UpBTCYBiotricityN/A$0.61-14.1%N/A+86.4%$17.69M$12.06M-0.5640Gap DownIVFINVO Fertility0.2177 of 5 stars$0.96-4.8%N/A-95.9%$4.41M$6.62M-0.0110 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CATX Competitors INFU Competitors NSPR Competitors CTCX Competitors HSAQ Competitors GBS Competitors RVP Competitors PETV Competitors BTCY Competitors IVF 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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