SANUWAVE Health (OTCMKTS:SNWV – Get Rating) and Inspire Medical Systems (NYSE:INSP – Get Rating) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.
Volatility and Risk
SANUWAVE Health has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inspire Medical Systems has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for SANUWAVE Health and Inspire Medical Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SANUWAVE Health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Inspire Medical Systems | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares SANUWAVE Health and Inspire Medical Systems’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SANUWAVE Health | $16.74 million | 1.16 | -$27.26 million | ($0.04) | -0.88 |
| Inspire Medical Systems | $407.86 million | 16.71 | -$44.88 million | ($1.64) | -142.69 |
SANUWAVE Health has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Inspire Medical Systems. Inspire Medical Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SANUWAVE Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
97.0% of Inspire Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of SANUWAVE Health shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Inspire Medical Systems shares are held 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 SANUWAVE Health and Inspire Medical Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SANUWAVE Health | -129.57% | N/A | -108.04% |
| Inspire Medical Systems | -11.00% | -12.66% | -10.72% |
Summary
Inspire Medical Systems beats SANUWAVE Health on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SANUWAVE Health
SANUWAVE Health, Inc. is a shockwave technology company, which engages in the development and commercialization of patented noninvasive, biological response activating devices. Its portfolio of healthcare products and product candidates activate biologic signaling and angiogenic responses, including new vascularization and microcirculatory improvement, helping to restore the body’s normal healing processes and regeneration. The company was founded on May 6, 2004 and is headquartered in Suwanee, GA.
About Inspire Medical Systems
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of minimally invasive solutions for patients with obstructive sleep apnea. It offers inspire therapy, which consists of a remote control and implantable components that includes pressure sensing lead, a neurostimulator, and a stimulation lead. The company was founded by Timothy P. Herbert in November 2007 and is headquartered in Golden Valley, MN.
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