Butterfly Network (BFLY) Competitors

Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) and LeMaitre Vascular (NASDAQ:LMAT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BFLY or LMAT?

37.9% of Butterfly Network shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of LeMaitre Vascular shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Butterfly Network shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of LeMaitre Vascular shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, BFLY or LMAT?

Butterfly Network has a beta of 2.46, meaning that its share price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LeMaitre Vascular has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BFLY or LMAT more profitable?

LeMaitre Vascular has a net margin of 19.96% compared to Butterfly Network's net margin of -75.56%. LeMaitre Vascular's return on equity of 13.53% beat Butterfly Network's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Butterfly Network	-75.56%	-29.97%	-21.13%
LeMaitre Vascular	19.96%	13.53%	9.78%

Does the media favor BFLY or LMAT?

In the previous week, Butterfly Network had 6 more articles in the media than LeMaitre Vascular. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Butterfly Network and 1 mentions for LeMaitre Vascular. LeMaitre Vascular's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Butterfly Network's score of 0.34 indicating that LeMaitre Vascular is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Butterfly Network	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
LeMaitre Vascular	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer BFLY or LMAT?

Butterfly Network presently has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 75.44%. LeMaitre Vascular has a consensus price target of $97.83, indicating a potential upside of 15.90%. Given Butterfly Network's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Butterfly Network is more favorable than LeMaitre Vascular.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Butterfly Network	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
LeMaitre Vascular	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BFLY or LMAT?

LeMaitre Vascular has higher revenue and earnings than Butterfly Network. Butterfly Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LeMaitre Vascular, 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
Butterfly Network	$82.06M	6.01	-$72.49M	-$0.29	-6.88
LeMaitre Vascular	$226.26M	8.43	$44.04M	$1.98	42.63

Summary

LeMaitre Vascular beats Butterfly Network on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.