Owlet (OWLT) Competitors

Standard BioTools (NASDAQ:LAB) and Owlet (NYSE:OWLT) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is LAB or OWLT more profitable?

Owlet has a net margin of -15.28% compared to Standard BioTools' net margin of -78.24%. Owlet's return on equity of -0.36% beat Standard BioTools' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standard BioTools	-78.24%	-22.44%	-16.74%
Owlet	-15.28%	-0.36%	0.20%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LAB or OWLT?

Owlet has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Standard BioTools. Owlet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standard BioTools, 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
Standard BioTools	$174.43M	2.87	-$138.88M	-$0.35	-3.77
Owlet	$78.10M	1.85	-$12.54M	-$1.43	-6.10

Which has more volatility & risk, LAB or OWLT?

Standard BioTools has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Owlet has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer LAB or OWLT?

Standard BioTools presently has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 89.39%. Owlet has a consensus price target of $10.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.48%. Given Standard BioTools' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Standard BioTools is more favorable than Owlet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Standard BioTools	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Owlet	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LAB or OWLT?

53.7% of Standard BioTools shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of Owlet shares are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of Standard BioTools shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 67.1% of Owlet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer LAB or OWLT?

In the previous week, Standard BioTools and Standard BioTools both had 1 articles in the media. Standard BioTools' average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Owlet's score of 0.75 indicating that Standard BioTools is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Standard BioTools	Very Positive
Owlet	Positive

Summary

Owlet beats Standard BioTools on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.