Invacare (NYSE:IVCRQ – Get Rating) and Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer (OTCMKTS:SHWGF – Get Rating) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Invacare and Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Invacare | $741.73 million | 0.00 | -$101.07 million | N/A | N/A |
| Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer | $2.04 billion | 3.84 | $347.94 million | N/A | N/A |
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer has higher revenue and earnings than Invacare.
Volatility & Risk
Institutional and Insider Ownership
59.9% of Invacare shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Invacare 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Invacare and Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Invacare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Invacare and Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Invacare | -16.72% | -94.34% | -10.81% |
| Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer beats Invacare on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Invacare
Invacare Corp. engages in the manufacture and distribution of medical equipment used in non-acute care settings. It focuses on medical device solutions for congenital, acquired, and degenerative ailments. The firm operates through the following segments: North America and Europe. The company was founded by Aaron Malachi Mixon III in 1979 and is headquartered in Elyria, OH.
About Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Company Limited engages in the research and development, production, and sale of single-use medical devices in the People's Republic of China. It operates through Medical Device Products, Orthopaedic Products, Interventional Products, Pharma Packaging Products, Blood Management Products, and Others segments. The company offers vascular and non-vascular access infusion devices, infusion sets, syringes, puncture needles, and specialized single-use clinical collection kits; wound sutures, wound healing dressings, and wound cleaning and nonvascular catheter supporting extracorporeal devices; and blood collection, storage, separation, and sterilization equipment. It also provides prefilled syringes and pre-filled flush syringes; blood collection and blood glucose testing devices; and general anesthesia consumables, local anesthesia consumables, anesthesia auxiliary consumables, ICU equipment, and open and minimally invasive surgical equipment. In addition, the company engages in the production and sale of orthopedic devices; tumor and blood vessel interventional instruments; implantation materials and artificial organs; medical PVC granules, plastic packing bags, and carton boxes; industrial automatic equipment and parts; molds; hemodialysis equipment; and type I, type II, and type III medical devices. Further, it is involved in the finance leasing and factoring business; wholesale of type I medical devices, surgical devices, and other disposal medical products; provision of asset management, enterprise consulting, enterprise management advisory services, as well as logistics and storage services, as well as export its products. The company offers its products under the Jierui, Wego Ortho, Yahua, Bangde, and Hai Xing brands. It serves hospitals, blood stations, and other medical units; and distributors. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Weihai, the People's Republic of China.
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