Allurion Technologies (ALUR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ALUR or QTI?

Allurion Technologies has a beta of -0.45, meaning that its stock price is 145% 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.

Is ALUR or QTI more profitable?

QT Imaging has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Allurion Technologies' net margin of -158.30%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allurion Technologies	-158.30%	N/A	-59.91%
QT Imaging	N/A	N/A	-65.94%

Do analysts rate ALUR or QTI?

Allurion Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $9.25, suggesting a potential upside of 366.94%. Given Allurion Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Allurion Technologies is more favorable than QT Imaging.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allurion Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
QT Imaging	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

21.4% of Allurion Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of QT Imaging shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of Allurion Technologies 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ALUR or QTI?

In the previous week, QT Imaging had 1 more articles in the media than Allurion Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for QT Imaging and 0 mentions for Allurion Technologies. QT Imaging's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Allurion Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that QT Imaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Allurion Technologies	Neutral
QT Imaging	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ALUR or QTI?

QT Imaging has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Allurion Technologies.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allurion Technologies	$32.11M	0.48	-$7.20M	-$12.53	-0.16
QT Imaging	$4.00M	14.73	-$4.03M	N/A	N/A

Summary

QT Imaging beats Allurion Technologies on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.