Inspire Medical Systems (NYSE:INSP – Get Free Report) and Azenta (NASDAQ:AZTA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Inspire Medical Systems and Azenta, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Inspire Medical Systems | 3 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2.05 |
| Azenta | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.38 |
Inspire Medical Systems presently has a consensus price target of $81.84, indicating a potential upside of 98.19%. Azenta has a consensus price target of $39.50, indicating a potential upside of 74.09%. Given Inspire Medical Systems’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Inspire Medical Systems is more favorable than Azenta.
Risk and Volatility
Insider and Institutional Ownership
94.9% of Inspire Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.1% of Azenta shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Inspire Medical Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Azenta 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.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Inspire Medical Systems and Azenta”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Inspire Medical Systems | $911.98 million | 1.30 | $145.42 million | $4.49 | 9.20 |
| Azenta | $593.82 million | 1.76 | -$55.76 million | ($3.96) | -5.73 |
Inspire Medical Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Azenta. Azenta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inspire Medical Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Inspire Medical Systems and Azenta’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Inspire Medical Systems | 14.33% | 10.35% | 8.81% |
| Azenta | -30.49% | 1.23% | 1.02% |
Summary
Inspire Medical Systems beats Azenta on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inspire Medical Systems
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc., a medical technology company, focuses on the development and commercialization of minimally invasive solutions for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the United States and internationally. The company offers Inspire system, a neurostimulation technology that provides a safe and effective treatment for moderate to severe OSA. It also develops a novel, closed-loop solution that continuously monitors a patient's breathing and delivers mild hypoglossal nerve stimulation to maintain an open airway. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota.
About Azenta
Azenta, Inc. provides biological and chemical compound sample exploration and management solutions for the life sciences market in North America, Africa, China, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates in two reportable segments, Life Sciences Products and Life Sciences Services. The Life Sciences Products segment offers automated cold storage solutions, consumables and instruments, controlled rate thawing devices, and temperature-controlled storage and transportation solutions. This segment also provides sample management solutions, such as consumable vials and tubes, polymerase chain reaction, plates, instruments for supporting workflows, and informatics. The Life Sciences Services segment provides genomic services, that includes gene sequencing and gene synthesis services; and sample repository solutions, such as on-site and off-site sample storage, cold chain logistics, sample transport and collection relocation, bio-processing solutions, disaster recovery and business continuity, and biospecimen procurement services, as well as project management and consulting services for genomic analysis and the management and care of biological samples used in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, clinical, and academic research, and development sectors. It serves a range of life science customers, including pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, biorepositories, and research institutes. The company was formerly known as Brooks Automation, Inc. and changed its name to Azenta, Inc. in December 2021. Azenta, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
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