Head-To-Head Contrast: Insulet (NASDAQ:PODD) & enVVeno Medical (NASDAQ:NVNO)

enVVeno Medical (NASDAQ:NVNO) and Insulet (NASDAQ:PODD) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.7% of enVVeno Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of enVVeno Medical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Insulet 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.

Profitability

This table compares enVVeno Medical and Insulet’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
enVVeno Medical	N/A	-48.72%	-45.96%
Insulet	21.22%	27.98%	9.16%

Risk and Volatility

enVVeno Medical has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Insulet has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for enVVeno Medical and Insulet, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
enVVeno Medical	0	0	0	0	0.00
Insulet	0	3	13	0	2.81

Insulet has a consensus target price of $272.81, indicating a potential upside of 2.45%. Given Insulet’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Insulet is more favorable than enVVeno Medical.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares enVVeno Medical and Insulet”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
enVVeno Medical	N/A	N/A	-$23.52 million	($1.29)	-2.60
Insulet	$1.98 billion	9.42	$206.30 million	$5.84	45.60

Insulet has higher revenue and earnings than enVVeno Medical. enVVeno Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insulet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Insulet beats enVVeno Medical on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About enVVeno Medical

enVVeno Medical Corporation (Nasdaq: NVNO) is an medical device company focused on the development of innovative bioprosthetic (tissue-based) devices to improve the standard of care in the treatment of venous disease. The company’s lead product, the VenoValve®?, is a first-in-class, surgical implant being developed for the treatment of severe deep venous Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI). Deep venous CVI occurs when valves inside of the deep veins of the leg become damaged, resulting in insufficient blood being returned to the heart. The malfunctioning vein valves cause blood to flow backwards (reflux) and pool in the lower leg, increasing the pressure within the veins of the leg (venous hypertension). In the most severe cases, CVI can lead to venous ulcers (open skin sores) that become chronic and difficult to heal. The VenoValve is implanted in the femoral vein and works as a replacement venous valve, designed to reduce reflux and venous hypertension, and to restore proper directional blood flow back to the heart. With severe deep venous CVI impacting an estimated 2.4 million people in the U.S., who have no effective treatment options, the VenoValve has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and is currently being evaluated in the SAVVE U.S. clinical trial.

About Insulet

Insulet Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells insulin delivery systems for people with insulin-dependent diabetes. The company's Omnipod platform includes the Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System (Omnipod 5) which includes a proprietary AID algorithm embedded in the Pod that integrates with a third-party continuous glucose monitor to obtain glucose values through wireless bluetooth communication; Omnipod DASH that features a bluetooth enabled Pod that is controlled by a smartphone-like Personal Diabetes Manager with a color touch screen user interface; and Omnipod GO, a standalone, wearable, insulin delivery system that provides a fixed rate of continuous rapid-acting insulin for 72 hours. The company sells its products primarily through independent distributors and pharmacy channels, as well as directly in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and internationally. Insulet Corporation was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts.