Allied Healthcare Products (NASDAQ:AHPI) and ReWalk Robotics (NASDAQ:LFWD) Critical Contrast

ReWalk Robotics (NASDAQ:LFWD) and Allied Healthcare Products (NASDAQ:AHPI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ReWalk Robotics and Allied Healthcare Products”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ReWalk Robotics	$25.00 million	0.53	-$22.13 million	($2.49)	-0.60
Allied Healthcare Products	$27.05 million	0.00	-$5.36 million	($1.34)	N/A

Allied Healthcare Products has higher revenue and earnings than ReWalk Robotics. ReWalk Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allied Healthcare Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for ReWalk Robotics and Allied Healthcare Products, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ReWalk Robotics	0	0	1	1	3.50
Allied Healthcare Products	0	0	0	0	0.00

ReWalk Robotics presently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 766.67%. Given ReWalk Robotics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ReWalk Robotics is more favorable than Allied Healthcare Products.

Risk & Volatility

ReWalk Robotics has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allied Healthcare Products has a beta of -2.39, meaning that its share price is 339% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

26.8% of ReWalk Robotics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of Allied Healthcare Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of ReWalk Robotics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Allied Healthcare Products shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ReWalk Robotics and Allied Healthcare Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ReWalk Robotics	-77.21%	-43.02%	-31.53%
Allied Healthcare Products	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Allied Healthcare Products beats ReWalk Robotics on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ReWalk Robotics

ReWalk Robotics Ltd., a medical device company, designs, develops, and commercializes technologies that enable mobility and wellness in rehabilitation and daily life for individuals with physical and neurological conditions in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It offers ReWalk personal exoskeleton and rehabilitation exoskeleton devices; ReStore, a soft exo-suit intended for use in the rehabilitation of individuals with lower limb disability due to stroke; AlterG Anti-Gravity System for use in physical and neurological rehabilitation and athletic training; MyoCycle devices; and ReBoot, a personal soft exo-suit for home and community use by individuals post-stroke. The company markets and sells its products directly to institutions and individuals, as well as through third-party distributors. The company was formerly known as Argo Medical Technologies Ltd. ReWalk Robotics Ltd. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Yokneam Illit, Israel.

About Allied Healthcare Products

Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. engages in manufacturing respiratory products used in the health care industry in hospitals and alternate site settings, including sub-acute care facilities, home health care and emergency medical care. Its product line includes respiratory care products, medical gas equipment, and emergency medical products. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.