Quanterix (QTRX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, QTRX or SIBN?

Quanterix has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiBone has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is QTRX or SIBN more profitable?

SiBone has a net margin of -12.83% compared to Quanterix's net margin of -56.04%. SiBone's return on equity of -14.20% beat Quanterix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quanterix	-56.04%	-18.41%	-14.80%
SiBone	-12.83%	-14.20%	-10.38%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, QTRX or SIBN?

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
Quanterix	$137.42M	1.55	-$38.53M	-$1.82	-2.51
SiBone	$167.18M	3.99	-$30.91M	-$0.56	-27.61

Do analysts rate QTRX or SIBN?

Quanterix presently has a consensus price target of $11.75, suggesting a potential upside of 157.11%. SiBone has a consensus price target of $23.67, suggesting a potential upside of 53.08%. Given Quanterix's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Quanterix is more favorable than SiBone.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quanterix	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
SiBone	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

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

Does the media prefer QTRX or SIBN?

In the previous week, Quanterix had 3 more articles in the media than SiBone. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Quanterix and 4 mentions for SiBone. Quanterix's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat SiBone's score of 0.70 indicating that Quanterix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quanterix	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SiBone	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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