Sharps Technology (STSS) Competitors $5.36 -0.04 (-0.74%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.36 0.00 (-0.09%) As of 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STSS vs. IRIX, NXGL, ALUR, NAOV, DRIO, NRXS, XAIR, NXL, IINN, and BDMDShould you be buying Sharps Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sharps Technology include IRIDEX (IRIX), NexGel (NXGL), Allurion Technologies (ALUR), Nanovibronix (NAOV), DarioHealth (DRIO), NeurAxis (NRXS), Beyond Air (XAIR), Nexalin Technology (NXL), Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N. (IINN), and Baird Medical Investment (BDMD). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. Sharps Technology vs. Its Competitors IRIDEX NexGel Allurion Technologies Nanovibronix DarioHealth NeurAxis Beyond Air Nexalin Technology Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N. Baird Medical Investment IRIDEX (NASDAQ:IRIX) and Sharps Technology (NASDAQ:STSS) are both small-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and profitability. Which has higher earnings and valuation, IRIX or STSS? IRIDEX has higher revenue and earnings than Sharps Technology. IRIDEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sharps Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIRIDEX$48.67M0.41-$8.91M-$0.43-2.74Sharps TechnologyN/AN/A-$9.30M-$1.88 thousand0.00 Does the media refer more to IRIX or STSS? In the previous week, IRIDEX had 4 more articles in the media than Sharps Technology. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for IRIDEX and 2 mentions for Sharps Technology. Sharps Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat IRIDEX's score of 1.06 indicating that Sharps Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment IRIDEX Positive Sharps Technology Very Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IRIX or STSS? 20.1% of IRIDEX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.2% of Sharps Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of IRIDEX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Sharps Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, IRIX or STSS? IRIDEX has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sharps Technology has a beta of 2.15, indicating that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is IRIX or STSS more profitable? Sharps Technology has a net margin of 0.00% compared to IRIDEX's net margin of -10.95%. Sharps Technology's return on equity of -98.77% beat IRIDEX's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IRIDEX-10.95% -293.27% -17.47% Sharps Technology N/A -98.77%-53.85% SummaryIRIDEX beats Sharps Technology on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sharps Technology News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STSS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding STSS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart STSS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSharps TechnologyMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.53M$10.54B$5.55B$9.83BDividend YieldN/A1.97%4.62%4.11%P/E Ratio0.0020.0630.1526.03Price / SalesN/A24.84460.84105.55Price / CashN/A24.0537.7558.93Price / Book0.053.138.476.06Net Income-$9.30M$209.94M$3.26B$265.11M7 Day Performance11.43%8.82%3.56%2.90%1 Month Performance-6.46%9.93%5.97%3.99%1 Year PerformanceN/A-6.89%42.70%26.92% Sharps Technology Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STSSSharps Technology1.4845 of 5 stars$5.36-0.7%N/AN/A$5.53MN/A0.003Positive NewsEarnings ReportGap UpIRIXIRIDEX0.9116 of 5 stars$1.29+2.0%N/A-33.7%$21.58M$48.67M-2.99120News CoverageEarnings ReportNXGLNexGel0.8178 of 5 stars$2.63-0.8%N/A-2.9%$20.12M$8.69M-5.8410News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownALURAllurion Technologies1.5367 of 5 stars$2.69+3.1%$22.83+748.8%-86.8%$20.07M$32.11M-0.22501News CoverageGap DownNAOVNanovibronix0.3958 of 5 stars$7.73+0.1%N/A-88.6%$19.93M$2.56M-0.5720Stock SplitGap DownTrading HaltedDRIODarioHealth1.654 of 5 stars$0.39-21.9%$2.00+408.9%-55.2%$17.89M$27.04M-0.70200News CoverageGap UpNRXSNeurAxis3.397 of 5 stars$2.36-3.1%$7.00+197.2%-21.5%$16.99M$2.93M-1.2819News CoverageGap UpXAIRBeyond Air4.0103 of 5 stars$3.25+2.8%$25.50+684.6%-63.3%$15.08M$3.70M-0.2170News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownNXLNexalin Technology3.2406 of 5 stars$0.85-4.2%$5.00+486.2%-4.5%$14.86M$170K-1.123Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsGap UpIINNInspira Technologies OXY B.H.N.2.5842 of 5 stars$1.18-2.1%$2.00+70.2%+30.6%$14.83MN/A0.0020Gap DownBDMDBaird Medical InvestmentN/A$2.11-2.3%N/AN/A$13.88MN/A0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IRIDEX Competitors NexGel Competitors Allurion Technologies Competitors Nanovibronix Competitors DarioHealth Competitors NeurAxis Competitors Beyond Air Competitors Nexalin Technology Competitors Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N. 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