Cadre (CDRE) Competitors

Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) and Glaukos (NYSE:GKOS) are both medical equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Do analysts recommend CDRE or GKOS?

Cadre currently has a consensus target price of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.66%. Glaukos has a consensus target price of $127.42, indicating a potential upside of 35.25%. Given Glaukos' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Glaukos is more favorable than Cadre.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadre	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Glaukos	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Which has more volatility and risk, CDRE or GKOS?

Cadre has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glaukos has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CDRE or GKOS more profitable?

Cadre has a net margin of 6.65% compared to Glaukos' net margin of -21.43%. Cadre's return on equity of 12.08% beat Glaukos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadre	6.65%	12.08%	5.60%
Glaukos	-21.43%	-8.59%	-6.61%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CDRE or GKOS?

Cadre has higher revenue and earnings than Glaukos. Glaukos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadre, 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
Cadre	$567.56M	2.22	$36.13M	$0.94	32.96
Glaukos	$383.48M	14.09	-$146.37M	-$1.65	-57.10

Does the media prefer CDRE or GKOS?

In the previous week, Glaukos had 10 more articles in the media than Cadre. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Glaukos and 2 mentions for Cadre. Cadre's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Glaukos' score of 1.50 indicating that Cadre is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadre	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Glaukos	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CDRE or GKOS?

44.0% of Cadre shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Glaukos shares are held by institutional investors. 31.5% of Cadre shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Glaukos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cadre beats Glaukos on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.