KORU Medical Systems (NASDAQ:KRMD – Get Free Report) and Zepp Health (NYSE:ZEPP – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares KORU Medical Systems and Zepp Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| KORU Medical Systems | -9.49% | -22.43% | -13.86% |
| Zepp Health | -28.28% | -21.45% | -9.20% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
58.6% of KORU Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Zepp Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.6% of KORU Medical Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.0% of Zepp Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| KORU Medical Systems | $33.65 million | 6.02 | -$6.07 million | ($0.08) | -54.63 |
| Zepp Health | $182.60 million | 1.94 | -$75.73 million | ($4.11) | -5.95 |
KORU Medical Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zepp Health. KORU Medical Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zepp Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
KORU Medical Systems has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zepp Health has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for KORU Medical Systems and Zepp Health, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| KORU Medical Systems | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Zepp Health | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
KORU Medical Systems currently has a consensus target price of $6.13, suggesting a potential upside of 40.16%. Zepp Health has a consensus target price of $64.37, suggesting a potential upside of 163.04%. Given Zepp Health’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zepp Health is more favorable than KORU Medical Systems.
Summary
KORU Medical Systems beats Zepp Health on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About KORU Medical Systems
KORU Medical Systems, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices and supplies in the United States and internationally. It offers the freedom infusion systems to deliver life-saving therapies to patients with chronic illnesses, such as primary immunodeficiency diseases, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Its products include the FREEDOM60 syringe infusion system, the FreedomEdge syringe driver, HIgH-Flo subcutaneous safety needle sets, and precision flow rate tubing products. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Mahwah, New Jersey.
About Zepp Health
Zepp Health Corporation operates as a smart wearable and health technology company worldwide. The company operates in two segments: Self-Branded Products and Others, and Xiaomi Wearable Products. It empowers users to live lives by optimizing health, fitness, and wellness journeys through its consumer brands, Amazfit, Zepp Clarity, and Zepp Aura. The company through its proprietary Zepp Digital Management Platform, which includes the Zepp OS, AI chips, biometric sensors, and data algorithms, delivers cloud-based 24/7 actionable insights and guidance to help users attain wellness goals. The company offers smart bands, watches, modules, and scales; and associated accessories, smart hearable products, sportswear, home fitness equipment, home appliances, and smart watch accessories. It also provides charts and graphs to display analysis of the activity and biometric data collected from users through its Zepp Life and Zepp mobile apps. It offers its products under the Amazfit and Zepp brand names in approximately 90 countries. The company was formerly known as Huami Corporation and changed its name to Zepp Health Corporation in February 2021. Zepp Health Corporation was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Hefei, the People's Republic of China.
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