Financial Analysis: Positron (OTCMKTS:POSC) versus Tivic Health Systems (NASDAQ:TIVC)

Tivic Health Systems (NASDAQ:TIVC) and Positron (OTCMKTS:POSC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tivic Health Systems and Positron’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tivic Health Systems	$1.13 million	2.20	-$8.24 million	N/A	N/A
Positron	$740,000.00	45.55	-$1.64 million	N/A	N/A

Positron has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tivic Health Systems.

Risk and Volatility

Tivic Health Systems has a beta of 2.53, meaning that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Positron has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Tivic Health Systems and Positron, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tivic Health Systems	0	0	0	0	N/A
Positron	0	0	0	0	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.3% of Tivic Health Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Tivic Health Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Positron shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Tivic Health Systems and Positron’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tivic Health Systems	-670.99%	-207.63%	-151.83%
Positron	-222.99%	N/A	-65.25%

Summary

Positron beats Tivic Health Systems on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tivic Health Systems

Tivic Health Systems Inc. operates as a health tech company, focuses on developing and commercializing bioelectronic medicine. Its primary product is ClearUP, a bioelectronic medicine for the treatment of sinus and nasal inflammation. The company sells its products on direct-to-consumer channel through its own websites; and platforms, such as Amazon.com and Walmart.com, as well as to U.S. online retailers, such as BestBuy and FSAStore and through distributors. Tivic Health Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Hayward, California.

About Positron

Positron Corporation, a nuclear medicine healthcare company, specializes in the business of cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in the United States. It offers attrius PET scanner, clinical and technical services, and financing solutions enables healthcare providers to accurately diagnose cardiac disease, improve patient outcomes, and practice cost effective medicines. Positron Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Niagara Falls, New York.