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MLSS vs. MBOT, SGHT, KRMD, AVR, CV, INO, LNSR, LAKE, LUCD, and BSGM

Should you be buying Milestone Scientific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Milestone Scientific include Microbot Medical (MBOT), Sight Sciences (SGHT), KORU Medical Systems (KRMD), Anteris Technologies Global (AVR), CapsoVision (CV), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), LENSAR (LNSR), Lakeland Industries (LAKE), Lucid Diagnostics (LUCD), and Biosig Technologies (BSGM). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry.

Milestone Scientific vs. Its Competitors

Milestone Scientific (NYSE:MLSS) and Microbot Medical (NASDAQ:MBOT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Microbot Medical has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Milestone Scientific's net margin of -52.01%. Milestone Scientific's return on equity of -60.26% beat Microbot Medical's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Milestone Scientific-52.01% -60.26% -40.23%
Microbot Medical N/A -76.27%-67.54%

5.8% of Milestone Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.3% of Microbot Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 24.8% of Milestone Scientific shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Microbot Medical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Milestone Scientific currently has a consensus target price of $1.25, indicating a potential upside of 115.55%. Microbot Medical has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 259.28%. Given Microbot Medical's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Microbot Medical is more favorable than Milestone Scientific.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Milestone Scientific
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Microbot Medical
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, Microbot Medical had 8 more articles in the media than Milestone Scientific. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Microbot Medical and 2 mentions for Milestone Scientific. Milestone Scientific's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Microbot Medical's score of 0.70 indicating that Milestone Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Milestone Scientific Positive
Microbot Medical Positive

Milestone Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than Microbot Medical. Milestone Scientific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microbot Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Milestone Scientific$9.08M5.02-$6.93M-$0.09-6.44
Microbot MedicalN/AN/A-$11.44M-$0.58-5.76

Milestone Scientific has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microbot Medical has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Milestone Scientific beats Microbot Medical on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MLSS vs. The Competition

MetricMilestone ScientificSurgical appliances & supplies IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$45.56M$26.30M$5.73B$21.51B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A5.90%3.50%
P/E Ratio-8.2813.1276.3829.83
Price / Sales5.022.03521.3753.44
Price / CashN/A12.8037.1724.76
Price / Book5.272.0613.664.53
Net Income-$6.93M-$5.31M$3.28B$998.53M
7 Day Performance-0.89%-0.19%0.88%1.09%
1 Month Performance-10.78%-1.82%4.67%4.39%
1 Year Performance-36.15%-16.69%80.92%13.83%

Milestone Scientific Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MLSS
Milestone Scientific
2.8628 of 5 stars
$0.58
-0.1%
$1.25
+115.6%
-37.6%$45.56M$9.08M-8.2830Positive News
Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
MBOT
Microbot Medical
2.3134 of 5 stars
$4.28
-4.8%
$9.00
+110.1%
+247.9%$195.03MN/A-7.3820Gap Down
SGHT
Sight Sciences
3.464 of 5 stars
$3.63
-1.8%
$4.42
+21.8%
-48.5%$190.63M$79.87M-3.79210
KRMD
KORU Medical Systems
2.561 of 5 stars
$4.06
-0.5%
$4.63
+13.9%
+68.2%$187.73M$33.65M-45.1180Positive News
AVR
Anteris Technologies Global
1.6968 of 5 stars
$4.68
+0.9%
$16.50
+252.6%
N/A$168.77M$2.48M0.00138Positive News
CV
CapsoVision
N/A$3.60
-1.1%
$5.50
+52.8%
N/A$168.37MN/A0.0090
INO
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
3.7202 of 5 stars
$2.95
+2.9%
$8.80
+197.9%
-66.6%$156.50M$220K-1.13320
LNSR
LENSAR
1.5844 of 5 stars
$12.26
-0.6%
$15.00
+22.3%
+190.6%$146.52M$53.49M-2.91110Positive News
LAKE
Lakeland Industries
4.859 of 5 stars
$14.70
-2.0%
$26.00
+76.9%
-28.5%$139.87M$177.65M-4.882,100Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
LUCD
Lucid Diagnostics
3.1462 of 5 stars
$1.24
+0.8%
$3.65
+195.5%
+25.2%$133.97M$4.35M-1.0470Gap Up
BSGM
Biosig Technologies
2.091 of 5 stars
$3.92
+1.1%
$10.00
+154.9%
+1,330.7%$123.32M$40K0.0050Gap Down

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This page (NYSE:MLSS) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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