Milestone Scientific (MLSS) Competitors $0.45 +0.00 (+0.65%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.45 +0.00 (+0.02%) As of 07:37 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MLSS vs. LAKE, LUCD, RCEL, SPAI, INO, HYPR, PDEX, NSPR, OBIO, and FONRShould you be buying Milestone Scientific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Milestone Scientific include Lakeland Industries (LAKE), Lucid Diagnostics (LUCD), Avita Medical (RCEL), Safe Pro Group (SPAI), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), Hyperfine (HYPR), Pro-Dex (PDEX), InspireMD (NSPR), Orchestra BioMed (OBIO), and Fonar (FONR). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. Milestone Scientific vs. Its Competitors Lakeland Industries Lucid Diagnostics Avita Medical Safe Pro Group Inovio Pharmaceuticals Hyperfine Pro-Dex InspireMD Orchestra BioMed Fonar Lakeland Industries (NASDAQ:LAKE) and Milestone Scientific (NYSE:MLSS) are both small-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LAKE or MLSS? Milestone Scientific has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lakeland Industries. Lakeland Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Milestone Scientific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLakeland Industries$167.21M0.88-$18.08M-$2.74-5.58Milestone Scientific$9.08M3.91-$6.93M-$0.09-5.02 Which has more risk & volatility, LAKE or MLSS? Lakeland Industries has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Milestone Scientific has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LAKE or MLSS more profitable? Lakeland Industries has a net margin of -11.22% compared to Milestone Scientific's net margin of -52.01%. Lakeland Industries' return on equity of -3.07% beat Milestone Scientific's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lakeland Industries-11.22% -3.07% -2.01% Milestone Scientific -52.01%-60.26%-40.23% Does the media prefer LAKE or MLSS? In the previous week, Lakeland Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Milestone Scientific. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lakeland Industries and 0 mentions for Milestone Scientific. Lakeland Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Milestone Scientific's score of 0.00 indicating that Lakeland Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Lakeland Industries Positive Milestone Scientific Neutral Do analysts prefer LAKE or MLSS? Lakeland Industries presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.40%. Milestone Scientific has a consensus target price of $1.25, indicating a potential upside of 176.61%. Given Milestone Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Milestone Scientific is more favorable than Lakeland Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lakeland Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Milestone Scientific 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in LAKE or MLSS? 71.7% of Lakeland Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.8% of Milestone Scientific shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Lakeland Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.8% of Milestone Scientific shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLakeland Industries beats Milestone Scientific on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Milestone Scientific News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MLSS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MLSS 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 NYSE 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 MLSS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMilestone ScientificSurgical appliances & supplies IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$35.50M$23.57M$6.12B$22.14BDividend YieldN/AN/A5.69%3.57%P/E Ratio-6.4512.8985.6129.64Price / Sales3.911.65612.8195.37Price / CashN/A12.8037.7824.65Price / Book4.111.6713.254.61Net Income-$6.93M-$5.31M$3.30B$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.53%-0.32%4.70%0.14%1 Month Performance-26.77%-9.74%8.43%2.33%1 Year Performance-48.82%-22.11%88.01%13.85% Milestone Scientific Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MLSSMilestone Scientific2.8851 of 5 stars$0.45+0.6%$1.25+176.6%-49.1%$35.50M$9.08M-6.4530LAKELakeland Industries4.863 of 5 stars$14.60-1.2%$25.00+71.2%-19.5%$139.98M$191.63M-5.342,100Positive NewsLUCDLucid Diagnostics3.1414 of 5 stars$1.02-1.5%$3.65+259.6%+27.1%$135.48M$4.36M-0.8570News CoverageAnalyst ForecastRCELAvita Medical1.9286 of 5 stars$5.06-5.9%$11.60+129.5%-49.0%$134.56M$64.25M-2.57130SPAISafe Pro Group3.0352 of 5 stars$7.06+4.6%$10.50+48.7%+287.6%$133.76M$1.50M-8.8911News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpINOInovio Pharmaceuticals3.9524 of 5 stars$2.30-5.9%$8.80+283.4%-56.6%$121.43M$182.34K-0.88320HYPRHyperfine1.095 of 5 stars$1.45-1.4%$1.28-11.5%+53.5%$113.94M$10.80M-2.79190News CoveragePositive NewsPDEXPro-Dex3.1227 of 5 stars$33.79-0.3%$56.00+65.8%+9.0%$110.14M$66.59M12.51140News CoveragePositive NewsNSPRInspireMD3.0111 of 5 stars$2.42flat$4.50+86.0%-5.3%$100.92M$7.07M-3.2350OBIOOrchestra BioMed2.9284 of 5 stars$2.44-0.8%$13.50+453.3%-44.4%$94.09M$2.64M-1.334FONRFonar0.8503 of 5 stars$15.11-0.3%N/A-1.2%$93.73M$104.35M12.29480Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lakeland Industries Alternatives Lucid Diagnostics Alternatives Avita Medical Alternatives Safe Pro Group Alternatives Inovio Pharmaceuticals Alternatives Hyperfine Alternatives Pro-Dex Alternatives InspireMD Alternatives Orchestra BioMed Alternatives Fonar Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MLSS) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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