Allied Healthcare Products (NASDAQ:AHPI – Get Free Report) and ReWalk Robotics (NASDAQ:LFWD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Risk & Volatility
Allied Healthcare Products has a beta of -2.39, suggesting that its stock price is 339% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ReWalk Robotics has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
4.2% of Allied Healthcare Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of ReWalk Robotics shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Allied Healthcare Products shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of ReWalk Robotics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds 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 | |
| Allied Healthcare Products | $27.05 million | 0.00 | -$5.36 million | ($1.34) | 0.00 |
| ReWalk Robotics | $13.85 million | 1.00 | -$22.13 million | ($2.49) | -0.63 |
Allied Healthcare Products has higher revenue and earnings than ReWalk Robotics. ReWalk Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allied Healthcare Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Allied Healthcare Products and ReWalk Robotics, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Allied Healthcare Products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| ReWalk Robotics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 |
ReWalk Robotics has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 728.03%. Given ReWalk Robotics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ReWalk Robotics is more favorable than Allied Healthcare Products.
Profitability
This table compares Allied Healthcare Products and ReWalk Robotics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Allied Healthcare Products | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ReWalk Robotics | -77.21% | -43.02% | -31.53% |
Summary
Allied Healthcare Products beats ReWalk Robotics on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Allied Healthcare Products
Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. engages in manufacturing respiratory products used in the health care industry in hospitals and alternate site settings, including sub-acute care facilities, home health care and emergency medical care. Its product line includes respiratory care products, medical gas equipment, and emergency medical products. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.
About ReWalk Robotics
ReWalk Robotics Ltd., a medical device company, designs, develops, and commercializes technologies that enable mobility and wellness in rehabilitation and daily life for individuals with physical and neurological conditions in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It offers ReWalk personal exoskeleton and rehabilitation exoskeleton devices; ReStore, a soft exo-suit intended for use in the rehabilitation of individuals with lower limb disability due to stroke; AlterG Anti-Gravity System for use in physical and neurological rehabilitation and athletic training; MyoCycle devices; and ReBoot, a personal soft exo-suit for home and community use by individuals post-stroke. The company markets and sells its products directly to institutions and individuals, as well as through third-party distributors. The company was formerly known as Argo Medical Technologies Ltd. ReWalk Robotics Ltd. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Yokneam Illit, Israel.
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