Koninklijke Philips (NYSE:PHG) & GlucoTrack (NASDAQ:GCTK) Head to Head Contrast

GlucoTrack (NASDAQ:GCTK) and Koninklijke Philips (NYSE:PHG) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Risk and Volatility

GlucoTrack has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koninklijke Philips has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GlucoTrack and Koninklijke Philips”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GlucoTrack	N/A	N/A	-$19.39 million	($18.04)	-0.02
Koninklijke Philips	$20.17 billion	1.28	$1.01 billion	$1.17	22.46

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

Profitability

This table compares GlucoTrack and Koninklijke Philips’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GlucoTrack	N/A	-581.98%	-220.10%
Koninklijke Philips	5.49%	13.51%	5.48%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.9% of GlucoTrack shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.7% of Koninklijke Philips shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of GlucoTrack shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for GlucoTrack and Koninklijke Philips, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GlucoTrack	1	0	0	0	1.00
Koninklijke Philips	1	3	0	0	1.75

Summary

Koninklijke Philips beats GlucoTrack on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GlucoTrack

GlucoTrack, Inc., a medical device company, focused on the design, development, and commercialization of novel technologies for people with diabetes in the United States. It develops GlucoTrack, a noninvasive glucose monitoring device that helps people with diabetes and pre-diabetics to obtain blood glucose level readings without the pain. The company was formerly known as Integrity Applications, Inc. and changed its name to GlucoTrack, Inc. in November 2021. GlucoTrack, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Rutherford, New Jersey.

About Koninklijke Philips

Koninklijke Philips N.V. operates as a health technology company in North America, the Greater China, and internationally. The company operates through Diagnosis & Treatment Businesses, Connected Care Businesses, and Personal Health Businesses segments. It also provides diagnostic imaging solutions, includes magnetic resonance imaging, X-ray systems, and computed tomography (CT) systems and software comprising detector-based spectral CT solutions, as well as molecular and hybrid imaging solutions for nuclear medicine; echography solutions focused on diagnosis, treatment planning and guidance for cardiology, general imaging, obstetrics/gynecology, and point-of-care applications; integrated interventional systems, and interventional diagnostic and therapeutic devices to treat coronary artery and peripheral vascular disease. In addition, the company offers acute patient management solutions; emergency care solutions; sleep and respiratory care solutions; and electronic medical record and care management solutions. Further, it provides power toothbrushes, brush heads, and interdental cleaning and teeth whitening products; infant feeding, baby monitors, and digital parental solutions; and grooming and beauty products and solutions. The company has strategic partnership agreements with TriHealth, Northwell, and Atrium Health. The company was formerly known as Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. and changed its name to Koninklijke Philips N.V. in May 2013. Koninklijke Philips N.V. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.