Fulgent Genetics (NASDAQ:FLGT) vs. Careview Communications (OTCMKTS:CRVW) Critical Review

Fulgent Genetics (NASDAQ:FLGT) and Careview Communications (OTCMKTS:CRVW) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Fulgent Genetics has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Careview Communications has a beta of -0.49, meaning that its share price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Fulgent Genetics and Careview Communications”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fulgent Genetics	$283.47 million	2.91	-$42.71 million	($1.39)	-19.22
Careview Communications	$8.25 million	N/A	-$4.70 million	N/A	N/A

Careview Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fulgent Genetics.

Profitability

This table compares Fulgent Genetics and Careview Communications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fulgent Genetics	-13.62%	-2.55%	-2.36%
Careview Communications	-39.94%	N/A	-78.17%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

48.1% of Fulgent Genetics shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.1% of Fulgent Genetics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.9% of Careview Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Fulgent Genetics and Careview Communications, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fulgent Genetics	1	1	2	0	2.25
Careview Communications	0	0	0	0	0.00

Fulgent Genetics presently has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.76%. Given Fulgent Genetics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Fulgent Genetics is more favorable than Careview Communications.

Summary

Fulgent Genetics beats Careview Communications on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fulgent Genetics

Fulgent Genetics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides clinical diagnostic and therapeutic development solutions to physicians and patients in the United States and internationally. The company’s clinical diagnostic solutions include molecular diagnostic testing; genetic testing; anatomic pathology laboratory tests and testing services, such as gastrointestinal pathology, dermatopathology, urologic pathology, breast pathology, neuropathology, and hematopathology; oncology tests and testing services; and sequencer services related to hereditary cancer, reproductive health, and other diseases. Its therapeutic development solutions focus on developing drug candidates for treating a range of cancers using a nanoencapsulation and targeted therapy platform to enhance the therapeutic window and pharmacokinetic profile of new and existing cancer drugs. The company operates picture genetics platform, which includes gene probes, data suppression and comparison algorithms, adaptive learning software, and proprietary laboratory information management systems that helps customers to identify health markers in their personal DNA. It serves insurance, hospitals, medical institutions, other laboratories, governmental bodies, payors, municipalities and large corporations, and patients. The company was formerly known as Fulgent Diagnostics, Inc. and changed its name to Fulgent Genetics, Inc. in August 2016. Fulgent Genetics, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in El Monte, California.

About Careview Communications

CareView Communications, Inc. provides video monitoring solutions in the United States. Its products include CareView Patient Safety System, a video monitoring tool to improve the practice of nursing, create a better work environment, and make the patient's hospital stay more satisfying, which is used in hospitals, nursing homes, adult living centers, and outpatient care facilities; and CareView Connect, which provides resident monitoring products and services for the long- term care industry; an array of wearable and stationary buttons that allow a resident to summon help either for an emergency or assistance; a mobile app capable of delivering an alert to the caregiver and allows them document information around that alert; and alert management and monitoring system that provides a suite of hardware and software to facilitate a data-driven solution for alert management and monitoring. The company also offers Caregiver Platform that offers caregiver connect mobile application to provide a convenient and intuitive interface to capture critical workflows, such as acknowledging and documenting alert presses by the resident. In addition, it provides SitterView and TeleMedView that allows hospital staff to use CareView's video cameras to observe and communicate with patients remotely. CareView Communications, Inc. is based in Lewisville, Texas.