Precision Optics (POCI) Competitors

Pro-Dex (NASDAQ:PDEX) and Precision Optics (NASDAQ:POCI) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PDEX or POCI?

15.3% of Pro-Dex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.7% of Precision Optics shares are held by institutional investors. 47.5% of Pro-Dex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Precision Optics 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.

Does the media prefer PDEX or POCI?

In the previous week, Precision Optics had 3 more articles in the media than Pro-Dex. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Precision Optics and 1 mentions for Pro-Dex. Pro-Dex's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Precision Optics' score of 0.09 indicating that Pro-Dex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pro-Dex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Precision Optics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PDEX or POCI?

Pro-Dex received 156 more outperform votes than Precision Optics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.90% of users gave Pro-Dex an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Precision Optics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pro-Dex	Outperform Votes 156 61.90%	Underperform Votes 96 38.10%
Precision Optics	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 2 100.00%

Is PDEX or POCI more profitable?

Pro-Dex has a net margin of 11.06% compared to Precision Optics' net margin of -21.46%. Pro-Dex's return on equity of 21.68% beat Precision Optics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pro-Dex	11.06%	21.68%	12.40%
Precision Optics	-21.46%	-39.17%	-22.93%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PDEX or POCI?

Pro-Dex has higher revenue and earnings than Precision Optics. Precision Optics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pro-Dex, 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
Pro-Dex	$64.12M	2.26	$2.13M	$2.80	15.86
Precision Optics	$17.63M	1.83	-$2.95M	-$0.89	-4.73

Which has more risk and volatility, PDEX or POCI?

Pro-Dex has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Precision Optics has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PDEX or POCI?

Pro-Dex currently has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.12%. Given Pro-Dex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pro-Dex is more favorable than Precision Optics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pro-Dex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Precision Optics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Pro-Dex beats Precision Optics on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.