Comparing IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ:IDXX) & Vimian Group AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:VIMGF)

Vimian Group AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:VIMGF) and IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ:IDXX) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.8% of IDEXX Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of IDEXX Laboratories shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Vimian Group AB (publ) and IDEXX Laboratories’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vimian Group AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A
IDEXX Laboratories	22.34%	57.03%	25.79%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Vimian Group AB (publ) and IDEXX Laboratories, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vimian Group AB (publ)	0	0	0	0	N/A
IDEXX Laboratories	0	2	7	0	2.78

IDEXX Laboratories has a consensus target price of $582.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.88%. Given IDEXX Laboratories’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IDEXX Laboratories is more favorable than Vimian Group AB (publ).

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vimian Group AB (publ) and IDEXX Laboratories”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vimian Group AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
IDEXX Laboratories	$3.78 billion	11.16	$845.04 million	$10.33	49.50

IDEXX Laboratories has higher revenue and earnings than Vimian Group AB (publ).

Summary

IDEXX Laboratories beats Vimian Group AB (publ) on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vimian Group AB (publ)

Vimian Group AB (publ) engages in the animal health business worldwide. It operates through Specialty Pharma, MedTech, Diagnostics, and Veterinary Services segments. The company offers proprietary diagnostics, prescription, and non-prescription treatments for preventive care and treatment of chronic conditions for companion animals under the Nextmune brand name; and molecular and immunodiagnostic solutions that are used by laboratories for veterinary specific applications with a focus on livestock and companion animal health markets under the Indical Bioscience brand name. It also provides procurement and tech-driven operations, such as online marketing, and education and HR, as well as a community for veterinary clinics through a membership-based platform under the VetFamily brand name; and orthopedic implants for veterinarians and universities under the Movora brand name. Vimian Group AB (publ) was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

About IDEXX Laboratories

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes products primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets in Africa, the Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Companion Animal Group; Water Quality Products; and Livestock, Poultry and Dairy. It also provides point-of-care veterinary diagnostic products, including instruments, consumables, and rapid assay test kits; veterinary reference laboratory diagnostic and consulting services; practice management and diagnostic imaging systems and services for veterinarians; and health monitoring, biological materials testing, and laboratory diagnostic instruments, and services for biomedical research community. In addition, the company offers diagnostic and health-monitoring products for livestock, poultry, and dairy; products that test water for various microbiological contaminants; point-of-care electrolytes and blood gas analyzers; in-clinic chemistry, blood and urine chemistry, hematology, immunoassay, urinalysis, and coagulation analyzers; and SNAP rapid assays test kits. Further, it provides Colilert, Colilert-18, and Colisure tests, which detect the presence of total coliforms and E. coli in water; Enterolert, Pseudalert, Filta-Max and Filta-Max xpress, Legiolert, and Quanti-Tray products; and veterinary software and services for independent veterinary clinics and corporate groups. Additionally, the company offers human medical point-of-care products and laboratory diagnostics services. The company markets its products through marketing, customer service, sales, and technical service groups, as well as through independent distributors and other resellers. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Westbrook, Maine.