OrthoPediatrics (NASDAQ:KIDS – Get Free Report) and SS Innovations International (NASDAQ:SSII – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
69.1% of OrthoPediatrics shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.5% of OrthoPediatrics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
OrthoPediatrics has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SS Innovations International has a beta of -1.79, meaning that its share price is 279% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| OrthoPediatrics | $252.72 million | 2.24 | -$39.65 million | ($1.68) | -12.89 |
| SS Innovations International | $52.40 million | 10.09 | -$12.13 million | ($0.06) | -44.00 |
SS Innovations International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than OrthoPediatrics. SS Innovations International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OrthoPediatrics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for OrthoPediatrics and SS Innovations International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| OrthoPediatrics | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.73 |
| SS Innovations International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
OrthoPediatrics currently has a consensus price target of $26.44, suggesting a potential upside of 22.15%. SS Innovations International has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 165.15%. Given SS Innovations International’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SS Innovations International is more favorable than OrthoPediatrics.
Profitability
This table compares OrthoPediatrics and SS Innovations International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| OrthoPediatrics | -15.72% | -8.10% | -5.54% |
| SS Innovations International | -23.73% | -26.77% | -15.01% |
Summary
OrthoPediatrics beats SS Innovations International on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About OrthoPediatrics
OrthoPediatrics Corp., a medical device company, engages in designing, developing, and marketing anatomically appropriate implants, instruments, and specialized braces for children with orthopedic conditions in the United States and internationally. The company offers pediatric trauma and deformity correction products; scoliosis procedures for the treatment of spinal deformity; and sports medicine and other products. Its products comprise PediLoc, PediPlates, cannulated screws, PediFlex nail, PediNail, PediLoc Tibia, ACL Reconstruction System, Locking Cannulated Blade, Locking Proximal Femur, Spica Tables, RESPONSE Spine, BandLoc, Pediguard, Pediatric Nailing Platform | Femur, Devise Rail, Orthex, The Fassier-Duval Telescopic Intramedullary System, SLIMTM Nail, The GAP Nail, The Free Gliding SCFE Screw System, GIROTM Growth Modulation System, PNP Tibia System, ApiFix Mid-C System, and Mitchell Ponseti. The company serves pediatric orthopedic market, as well as pediatric orthopedic surgeons and caregivers. OrthoPediatrics Corp. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana.
About SS Innovations International
AVRA Medical Robotics, Inc. develops and manufactures medical surgical devices. The company has a research agreement with the University of Central Florida to develop navigation and control technologies with applications in medical robotics. The company was formerly known as AVRA Surgical Microsystems, Inc. and changed its name to AVRA Medical Robotics, Inc. in November 2015. AVRA Medical Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Orlando, Florida.
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