Head-To-Head Contrast: Vivani Medical (NASDAQ:VANI) & Nexeon Medsystems (OTCMKTS:NXNN)

Nexeon Medsystems (OTCMKTS:NXNN) and Vivani Medical (NASDAQ:VANI) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Nexeon Medsystems and Vivani Medical, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nexeon Medsystems	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vivani Medical	0	0	1	0	3.00

Vivani Medical has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 288.35%. Given Vivani Medical’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vivani Medical is more favorable than Nexeon Medsystems.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.8% of Vivani Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.2% of Nexeon Medsystems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 44.3% of Vivani Medical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Nexeon Medsystems has a beta of 6.98, indicating that its stock price is 598% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vivani Medical has a beta of 2.76, indicating that its stock price is 176% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Nexeon Medsystems and Vivani Medical”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nexeon Medsystems	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vivani Medical	N/A	N/A	-$25.65 million	($0.44)	-2.34

Profitability

This table compares Nexeon Medsystems and Vivani Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexeon Medsystems	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vivani Medical	N/A	-102.42%	-49.21%

About Nexeon Medsystems

Nexeon MedSystems Inc., a medical device company, develops, manufactures, and commercializes neurostimulation technology for the treatment of various neurological disorders through electrical stimulation of neural tissues. Its neurostimulation technology platform would provide treatment to patients in several neurostimulator markets, including deep brain stimulation, peripheral electrical nerve stimulation, sacral nerve stimulation, spinal cord stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and other neurostimulator markets. The company develops the Viant, a deep brain stimulation system for Parkinson's disease in the United States, as well as for Parkinson's disease, Essential Tremor, and Dystonia in Europe. Nexeon MedSystems Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

About Vivani Medical

Vivani Medical, Inc., a clinical stage company, develops various implants that treat chronic diseases with high unmet medical need. It engages in developing a portfolio of miniature drug implants to deliver minimally fluctuating drug profiles; and implantable visual prostheses devices to deliver useful artificial vision to blind individuals. The company is headquartered in Emeryville, California.