QT Imaging (QTI) Competitors

Pro-Dex (NASDAQ:PDEX) and QT Imaging (NASDAQ:QTI) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is PDEX or QTI more profitable?

Pro-Dex has a net margin of 14.61% compared to QT Imaging's net margin of 0.00%. Pro-Dex's return on equity of 29.08% beat QT Imaging's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pro-Dex	14.61%	29.08%	16.19%
QT Imaging	N/A	N/A	-65.94%

Which has better earnings & valuation, PDEX or QTI?

Pro-Dex has higher revenue and earnings than QT Imaging.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pro-Dex	$53.84M	2.97	$2.13M	$2.80	17.50
QT Imaging	$4.00M	14.12	-$4.03M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend PDEX or QTI?

Pro-Dex currently has a consensus price target of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.31%. Given Pro-Dex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pro-Dex is more favorable than QT Imaging.

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
QT Imaging	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer PDEX or QTI?

In the previous week, QT Imaging had 2 more articles in the media than Pro-Dex. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for QT Imaging and 0 mentions for Pro-Dex. QT Imaging's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Pro-Dex's score of 0.00 indicating that QT Imaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pro-Dex	Neutral
QT Imaging	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, PDEX or QTI?

Pro-Dex has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QT Imaging has a beta of -0.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PDEX or QTI?

15.3% of Pro-Dex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of QT Imaging shares are held by institutional investors. 47.5% of Pro-Dex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 75.4% of QT Imaging shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Pro-Dex beats QT Imaging on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.