Quipt Home Medical (NASDAQ:QIPT – Get Free Report) and Avivagen (OTCMKTS:VIVXF – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Quipt Home Medical and Avivagen’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Quipt Home Medical | -4.38% | -10.13% | -4.27% |
| Avivagen | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Quipt Home Medical and Avivagen, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Quipt Home Medical | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.75 |
| Avivagen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
42.9% of Quipt Home Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Quipt Home Medical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Avivagen shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Quipt Home Medical and Avivagen”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Quipt Home Medical | $245.40 million | 0.64 | -$10.70 million | ($0.25) | -14.28 |
| Avivagen | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($0.04) | N/A |
Avivagen has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quipt Home Medical. Quipt Home Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avivagen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Quipt Home Medical beats Avivagen on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Quipt Home Medical
Quipt Home Medical Corp., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of durable and home medical equipment and supplies in the United States. The company offers nebulizers, oxygen concentrators, and CPAP and BiPAP units; traditional and non-traditional durable medical respiratory equipment and services; non-invasive ventilation equipment, supplies, and services; and engages in the rental of medical equipment. It offers management of various chronic disease states focusing on patients with heart and pulmonary disease, sleep apnea, reduced mobility, and other chronic health conditions. The company was formerly known as Protech Home Medical Corp. and changed its name to Quipt Home Medical Corp. in May 2021. Quipt Home Medical Corp. is headquartered in Wilder, Kentucky.
About Avivagen
Avivagen Inc. focuses on developing and commercializing products for livestock feeds that support immune function and help animals to achieve their growth and productivity. The company offers OxC-beta Livestock, a premix for inclusion in livestock feeds; Vivamune health chews for dogs; Dr. Tobias dog chews; and Dr. Tobias Beta blend for the human immune system. It serves in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand. Avivagen Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.
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