Reviewing Quipt Home Medical (NASDAQ:QIPT) & Hybrid Energy (OTCMKTS:HYBE)

Quipt Home Medical (NASDAQ:QIPT) and Hybrid Energy (OTCMKTS:HYBE) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Quipt Home Medical and Hybrid Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quipt Home Medical	1	0	3	2	3.00
Hybrid Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Quipt Home Medical currently has a consensus price target of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 110.44%. Given Quipt Home Medical’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quipt Home Medical is more favorable than Hybrid Energy.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Quipt Home Medical and Hybrid Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quipt Home Medical	$244.72 million	0.52	-$6.76 million	($0.17)	-17.47
Hybrid Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Hybrid Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quipt Home Medical.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

42.8% of Quipt Home Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Quipt Home Medical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Hybrid Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Quipt Home Medical and Hybrid Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quipt Home Medical	-2.66%	-6.18%	-2.73%
Hybrid Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Quipt Home Medical beats Hybrid Energy on 7 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 Hybrid Energy

Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, acquires and operates fuel production and other energy companies. It acquires companies with traditional and proven fuel production, photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal technologies. Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. was formerly known as Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. in September 2009. Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1966 and is based in Reno, Nevada. Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. is in reorganization.