Precipio (PRPO) Competitors

Precipio (NASDAQ:PRPO) and ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, PRPO or CLIR?

Precipio has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PRPO or CLIR?

In the previous week, Precipio had 3 more articles in the media than ClearSign Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Precipio and 1 mentions for ClearSign Technologies. ClearSign Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Precipio's score of 0.22 indicating that ClearSign Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Precipio	Neutral
ClearSign Technologies	Very Positive

Is PRPO or CLIR more profitable?

Precipio has a net margin of -17.23% compared to ClearSign Technologies' net margin of -118.93%. Precipio's return on equity of -34.01% beat ClearSign Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Precipio	-17.23%	-34.01%	-25.27%
ClearSign Technologies	-118.93%	-50.44%	-41.41%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PRPO or CLIR?

ClearSign Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Precipio. ClearSign Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Precipio, 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
Precipio	$18.53M	0.51	-$5.85M	-$2.94	-2.12
ClearSign Technologies	$3.60M	8.34	-$5.19M	-$0.11	-5.20

Do analysts recommend PRPO or CLIR?

ClearSign Technologies has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 249.65%. Given ClearSign Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Precipio.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Precipio	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ClearSign Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PRPO or CLIR?

10.4% of Precipio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Precipio shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PRPO or CLIR?

Precipio received 119 more outperform votes than ClearSign Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.32% of users gave Precipio an outperform vote while only 40.91% of users gave ClearSign Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Precipio	Outperform Votes 272 73.32%	Underperform Votes 99 26.68%
ClearSign Technologies	Outperform Votes 153 40.91%	Underperform Votes 221 59.09%

Summary

ClearSign Technologies beats Precipio on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.