Quanterix (QTRX) Competitors

SiBone (NASDAQ:SIBN) and Quanterix (NASDAQ:QTRX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SIBN or QTRX?

98.1% of SiBone shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Quanterix shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of SiBone shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Quanterix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate SIBN or QTRX?

SiBone presently has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.43%. Quanterix has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 130.77%. Given Quanterix's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Quanterix is more favorable than SiBone.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SiBone	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Quanterix	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is SIBN or QTRX more profitable?

SiBone has a net margin of -15.03% compared to Quanterix's net margin of -36.82%. Quanterix's return on equity of -15.07% beat SiBone's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SiBone	-15.03%	-16.00%	-11.69%
Quanterix	-36.82%	-15.07%	-12.26%

Which has more risk and volatility, SIBN or QTRX?

SiBone has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanterix has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SIBN or QTRX?

In the previous week, Quanterix had 3 more articles in the media than SiBone. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Quanterix and 3 mentions for SiBone. SiBone's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Quanterix's score of 1.32 indicating that SiBone is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SiBone	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Quanterix	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SIBN or QTRX?

SiBone has higher revenue and earnings than Quanterix. SiBone is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quanterix, 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
SiBone	$167.18M	4.40	-$30.91M	-$0.64	-26.95
Quanterix	$137.42M	2.13	-$38.53M	-$1.30	-4.50

Summary

SiBone beats Quanterix on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.