Ingen Technologies (OTCMKTS:IGNT – Get Free Report) and Brainsway (NASDAQ:BWAY – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
30.1% of Brainsway shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.0% of Brainsway shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
Ingen Technologies has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brainsway has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ingen Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brainsway | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
Brainsway has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.65%. Given Brainsway’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brainsway is more favorable than Ingen Technologies.
Profitability
This table compares Ingen Technologies and Brainsway’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ingen Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Brainsway | 12.73% | 9.46% | 5.96% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Ingen Technologies and Brainsway”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ingen Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Brainsway | $49.09 million | 7.11 | $2.92 million | $0.30 | 59.50 |
Brainsway has higher revenue and earnings than Ingen Technologies.
Summary
Brainsway beats Ingen Technologies on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ingen Technologies
Ingen Technologies, Inc. engages in the research and development of home healthcare products for the respiratory industry in United States. It offers oxygen flow meters and nasal cannulas under the Oxyview and Smart Nasal Cannula trademark names for patients suffering with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Riverside, California.
About Brainsway
BrainsWay Ltd. develops and sells noninvasive neurostimulation treatments for mental health disorders in the United States and internationally. It offers Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation platform technology for the treatment of major depressive disorders, anxious depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, smoking addiction, bipolar disorders, post traumatic stress disorders, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, autism, chronic pain, multiple sclerosis, post stroke rehabilitation, and Parkinson's diseases. The company serves doctors, hospitals, and medical centers in the field of psychiatry. BrainsWay Ltd. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.
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