Allurion Technologies (NYSE:ALUR – Get Free Report) and Varex Imaging (NASDAQ:VREX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Allurion Technologies and Varex Imaging, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Allurion Technologies | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
Varex Imaging | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 |
Allurion Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $22.83, suggesting a potential upside of 839.64%. Varex Imaging has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 183.02%. Given Allurion Technologies’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Allurion Technologies is more favorable than Varex Imaging.
Profitability
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Allurion Technologies | -86.05% | N/A | -41.49% |
Varex Imaging | -5.08% | 4.91% | 2.16% |
Risk and Volatility
Allurion Technologies has a beta of -0.47, suggesting that its share price is 147% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Varex Imaging has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Allurion Technologies and Varex Imaging”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Allurion Technologies | $32.11 million | 0.56 | -$26.15 million | ($12.50) | -0.19 |
Varex Imaging | $811.00 million | 0.40 | -$47.70 million | ($1.03) | -7.72 |
Allurion Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Varex Imaging. Varex Imaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allurion Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
21.4% of Allurion Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of Allurion Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Varex Imaging shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
About Allurion Technologies
Allurion Technologies Inc. focuses on ending obesity with a weight loss platform to treat people who are overweight. Its platform, the Allurion Program, features swallowable and procedure-less intragastric balloon for weight loss (the Allurion Balloon), as well as offers access to AI-powered remote patient monitoring tools, a proprietary behavior change program, secure messaging, and video telehealth that are delivered by the Allurion Virtual Care Suite. Allurion Technologies Inc. is headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts.
About Varex Imaging
Varex Imaging Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells X-ray imaging components. The company operates through two segments, Medical and Industrial. The Medical segment designs, manufactures, sells, and services X-ray imaging components, comprising X-ray tubes, digital detectors and accessories, ionization chambers, high voltage connectors, image-processing software and workstations, 3D reconstruction software, computer-aided diagnostic software, collimators, automatic exposure control devices, generators, and heat exchangers. This segment's products are used in a range of applications, including CT, mammography, oncology, cardiac, surgery, dental, and other diagnostic radiography uses. The Industrial segment designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services Linatron X-ray linear accelerators, X-ray tubes, digital detectors, high voltage connectors, and coolers for use in security and inspection applications, such as baggage screening at airports, cargo screening at ports and borders, and nondestructive testing, irradiation, and inspection in various applications. The company sells its products through imaging system original equipment manufacturers, independent service companies, and distributors, as well as directly to end-users. It has operations in North America, South America, Europe, Russia, the Middle East, India, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Varex Imaging Corporation was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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