Critical Survey: Electromed (NYSE:ELMD) vs. QT Imaging (NASDAQ:QTI)

QT Imaging (NASDAQ:QTI) and Electromed (NYSE:ELMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

QT Imaging has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electromed has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

24.2% of QT Imaging shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.8% of Electromed shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.4% of QT Imaging shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.7% of Electromed shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares QT Imaging and Electromed’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QT Imaging	N/A	N/A	-37.12%
Electromed	9.41%	12.44%	10.72%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for QT Imaging and Electromed, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QT Imaging	0	0	0	0	N/A
Electromed	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares QT Imaging and Electromed”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QT Imaging	$3.07 million	4.44	-$4.03 million	N/A	N/A
Electromed	$54.72 million	3.14	$5.15 million	$0.50	39.66

Electromed has higher revenue and earnings than QT Imaging.

Summary

Electromed beats QT Imaging on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About QT Imaging

QT Imaging Holdings, Inc. engages in the research, development, and commercialization of body imaging systems for detection, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of diseases. The company offers QT Ultrasound Breast Scanner, an ultrasonic imaging system that provides reflection-mode and transmission-mode images of a patient's breast. QT Imaging Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Novato, California.

About Electromed

Electromed, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and sells airway clearance therapy and related products that apply high frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) therapy in pulmonary care for patients of various ages in the United States and internationally. The company offers SmartVest airway clearance system; SmartVest SQL System that consists of an inflatable therapy garment, a programmable air pulse generator, and a patented single-hose that delivers air pulses from the generator to the garment; and SmartVest Connect, a wireless technology with personalized HFCWO therapy management portal for patients with compromised pulmonary function. It also provides single patient use SmartVest and SmartVest Wrap products for health care providers in the acute care setting. The company offers its products primarily to home health care and institutional markets for patients with bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, and neuromuscular diseases. It markets its products primarily to physicians and health care providers, as well as directly to patients. Electromed, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in New Prague, Minnesota.