Cannabix Technologies (OTCMKTS:BLOZF) and Itamar Medical (NASDAQ:ITMR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Cannabix Technologies and Itamar Medical, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Cannabix Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Itamar Medical | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
Itamar Medical has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.97%. Given Itamar Medical's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Itamar Medical is more favorable than Cannabix Technologies.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.1% of Cannabix Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.4% of Itamar Medical shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Cannabix Technologies has a beta of 2.94, suggesting that its share price is 194% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itamar Medical has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Cannabix Technologies and Itamar Medical's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Cannabix Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Itamar Medical | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Cannabix Technologies and Itamar Medical's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Cannabix Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Itamar Medical | $31.26 million | 12.20 | $-6,443,200.00 | ($0.40) | -59.18 |
Cannabix Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Itamar Medical.
Summary
Itamar Medical beats Cannabix Technologies on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.