Reviewing Microbot Medical (NASDAQ:MBOT) & enVVeno Medical (NASDAQ:NVNO)

enVVeno Medical (NASDAQ:NVNO) and Microbot Medical (NASDAQ:MBOT) are both small-cap 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for enVVeno Medical and Microbot Medical, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
enVVeno Medical	0	0	0	0	N/A
Microbot Medical	0	0	1	0	3.00

Microbot Medical has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 694.55%. Given Microbot Medical’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Microbot Medical is more favorable than enVVeno Medical.

Volatility and Risk

enVVeno Medical has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microbot Medical has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares enVVeno Medical and Microbot Medical”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
enVVeno Medical	N/A	N/A	-$23.52 million	($1.66)	-2.86
Microbot Medical	N/A	N/A	-$10.74 million	($0.89)	-0.99

enVVeno Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microbot Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares enVVeno Medical and Microbot Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
enVVeno Medical	N/A	-54.24%	-50.69%
Microbot Medical	N/A	-173.35%	-130.38%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

34.7% of enVVeno Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.3% of Microbot Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.0% of enVVeno Medical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Microbot Medical 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.

Summary

Microbot Medical beats enVVeno Medical on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About enVVeno Medical

enVVeno Medical Corporation (Nasdaq: NVNO) is an medical device company focused on the development of innovative bioprosthetic (tissue-based) devices to improve the standard of care in the treatment of venous disease. The company’s lead product, the VenoValve®️, is a first-in-class, surgical implant being developed for the treatment of severe deep venous Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI). Deep venous CVI occurs when valves inside of the deep veins of the leg become damaged, resulting in insufficient blood being returned to the heart. The malfunctioning vein valves cause blood to flow backwards (reflux) and pool in the lower leg, increasing the pressure within the veins of the leg (venous hypertension). In the most severe cases, CVI can lead to venous ulcers (open skin sores) that become chronic and difficult to heal. The VenoValve is implanted in the femoral vein and works as a replacement venous valve, designed to reduce reflux and venous hypertension, and to restore proper directional blood flow back to the heart. With severe deep venous CVI impacting an estimated 2.4 million people in the U.S., who have no effective treatment options, the VenoValve has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and is currently being evaluated in the SAVVE U.S. clinical trial.

About Microbot Medical

Microbot Medical Inc., a pre-clinical medical device company, engages in the research, design, and development of robotic endoluminal surgery devices targeting the minimally invasive surgery space. The company offers LIBERTY, an endovascular robotic surgical system which allows physicians to conduct a catheter-based procedure from outside the catheterization laboratory, and avoid radiation exposure, physical strain, and the risk of cross contamination for use in cardiovascular, peripheral, and neurovascular spaces. It also provides NovaCross, an intellectual property and technology in the field of intraluminal revascularization devices with anchoring mechanism and integrated microcatheter. The company has a strategic collaboration agreement with Stryker Corporation for technology co-development. Microbot Medical Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Braintree, Massachusetts.