Tenon Medical (NASDAQ:TNON – Get Free Report) and KORU Medical Systems (NASDAQ:KRMD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
22.7% of Tenon Medical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of KORU Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Tenon Medical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.6% of KORU Medical Systems shares are held by company 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 Tenon Medical and KORU Medical Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tenon Medical | $2.93 million | 1.79 | -$15.58 million | ($27.23) | -0.06 |
| KORU Medical Systems | $28.52 million | 7.04 | -$13.74 million | ($0.25) | -17.52 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Tenon Medical and KORU Medical Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tenon Medical | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| KORU Medical Systems | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.20 |
Tenon Medical currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 229.34%. KORU Medical Systems has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.74%. Given Tenon Medical’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tenon Medical is more favorable than KORU Medical Systems.
Risk & Volatility
Tenon Medical has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KORU Medical Systems has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Tenon Medical and KORU Medical Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tenon Medical | -413.88% | -1,785.88% | -164.26% |
| KORU Medical Systems | -37.42% | -24.60% | -16.87% |
Summary
KORU Medical Systems beats Tenon Medical on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tenon Medical
Tenon Medical, Inc., a medical device company, engages in the development of surgical implant systems to treat severe lower back pain in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company offers CATAMARAN SI-Joint Fusion System to fuse sacroiliac joints (SI-Joints) to treat SI-Joint dysfunction that often causes severe lower back pain; and features fixation device that passes through the axial and sagittal planes of the ilium and sacrum, as well as transfixes the SI joints. Tenon Medical, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.
About KORU Medical Systems
KORU Medical Systems, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices and supplies in the United States and internationally. It offers the freedom infusion systems to deliver life-saving therapies to patients with chronic illnesses, such as primary immunodeficiency diseases, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Its products include the FREEDOM60 syringe infusion system, the FreedomEdge syringe driver, HIgH-Flo subcutaneous safety needle sets, and precision flow rate tubing products. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Mahwah, New Jersey.
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