OpGen (OPGN) Competitors

DocGo (NASDAQ:DCGO) and OpGen (NASDAQ:OPGN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DCGO or OPGN?

OpGen received 252 more outperform votes than DocGo when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.13% of users gave DocGo an outperform vote while only 51.81% of users gave OpGen an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DocGo	Outperform Votes 49 73.13%	Underperform Votes 18 26.87%
OpGen	Outperform Votes 301 51.81%	Underperform Votes 280 48.19%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DCGO or OPGN?

DocGo has higher revenue and earnings than OpGen.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DocGo	$520.50M	0.27	$6.86M	-$0.02	-69.50
OpGen	$2.67M	18.42	-$32.67M	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, DCGO or OPGN?

DocGo has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OpGen has a beta of -1.71, meaning that its stock price is 271% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend DCGO or OPGN?

DocGo presently has a consensus price target of $3.56, indicating a potential upside of 156.12%. Given DocGo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DocGo is more favorable than OpGen.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DocGo	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
OpGen	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is DCGO or OPGN more profitable?

DocGo has a net margin of 4.35% compared to OpGen's net margin of -1,140.36%. DocGo's return on equity of 8.90% beat OpGen's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DocGo	4.35%	8.90%	5.72%
OpGen	-1,140.36%	N/A	-287.58%

Does the media refer more to DCGO or OPGN?

In the previous week, DocGo had 15 more articles in the media than OpGen. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for DocGo and 1 mentions for OpGen. DocGo's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat OpGen's score of -0.36 indicating that DocGo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DocGo	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OpGen	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DCGO or OPGN?

56.4% of DocGo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.7% of OpGen shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of DocGo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.8% of OpGen shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

DocGo beats OpGen on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.