AVANOS MEDICAL (AVNS) Competitors

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) and AVANOS MEDICAL (NYSE:AVNS) are both small-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is EYE or AVNS more profitable?

National Vision has a net margin of -0.75% compared to AVANOS MEDICAL's net margin of -66.89%. AVANOS MEDICAL's return on equity of 6.16% beat National Vision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Vision	-0.75%	3.56%	1.49%
AVANOS MEDICAL	-66.89%	6.16%	4.57%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EYE or AVNS?

95.2% of AVANOS MEDICAL shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of National Vision shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of AVANOS MEDICAL shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate EYE or AVNS?

National Vision currently has a consensus price target of $24.73, suggesting a potential upside of 6.49%. Given National Vision's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe National Vision is more favorable than AVANOS MEDICAL.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Vision	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
AVANOS MEDICAL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to EYE or AVNS?

In the previous week, National Vision had 9 more articles in the media than AVANOS MEDICAL. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for National Vision and 3 mentions for AVANOS MEDICAL. National Vision's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat AVANOS MEDICAL's score of -0.18 indicating that National Vision is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Vision	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AVANOS MEDICAL	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EYE or AVNS?

National Vision has higher revenue and earnings than AVANOS MEDICAL. National Vision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AVANOS MEDICAL, 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
National Vision	$1.82B	1.01	-$28.50M	-$0.18	-129.00
AVANOS MEDICAL	$687.80M	0.72	-$392.10M	-$10.07	-1.07

Which has more risk & volatility, EYE or AVNS?

National Vision has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AVANOS MEDICAL has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

National Vision beats AVANOS MEDICAL on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.