MaxCyte (NASDAQ:MXCT) & Electromed (NYSE:ELMD) Financial Contrast

MaxCyte (NASDAQ:MXCT) and Electromed (NYSE:ELMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for MaxCyte and Electromed, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MaxCyte	0	0	4	0	3.00
Electromed	0	0	0	0	N/A

MaxCyte currently has a consensus price target of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 129.89%. Given MaxCyte’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe MaxCyte is more favorable than Electromed.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.8% of MaxCyte shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.8% of Electromed shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of MaxCyte shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.7% of Electromed shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MaxCyte	-77.97%	-15.52%	-13.57%
Electromed	9.41%	12.44%	10.72%

Volatility and Risk

MaxCyte has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electromed has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares MaxCyte and Electromed”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MaxCyte	$45.44 million	8.70	-$37.92 million	($0.35)	-10.77
Electromed	$54.72 million	3.65	$5.15 million	$0.50	46.16

Electromed has higher revenue and earnings than MaxCyte. MaxCyte is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electromed, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Electromed beats MaxCyte on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MaxCyte

MaxCyte, Inc., a life sciences company, discovers, develops, and commercializes next-generation cell therapies in the United States and internationally. Its products include ExPERT ATx, a static electroporation instrument for small to medium scale transfection; ExPERT STx, a flow electroporation for protein production and drug development, as well as expression of therapeutic targets for cell-based assays; ExPERT GTx, a flow electroporation for large scale transfection in therapeutic applications; and ExPERT VLx for very large volume cell-engineering. The company also provides disposable processing assemblies (PAs) to process and electroporate cells; and accessories supporting PAs, such as electroporation buffer solution and software protocols. It licenses and sells its instruments and technology; and sells its consumables to developers of cell therapies, as well as to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies for use in drug discovery and development, and bio-manufacturing. MaxCyte, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.

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 for patients with compromised pulmonary functions, including bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis, as well as neuromuscular conditions, such as cerebral palsy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; SmartVest SQL System; SmartVest Clearway 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 to create oscillatory pressure on the chest wall; and SmartVest Connect, a wireless technology that allows data connection between physicians and patients to track therapy performance and collaborate in treatment decisions. 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 to hospitals, home health care centers, pulmonary rehabilitation centers, cystic fibrosis centers, neuromuscular clinics, and other clinics through distributors. It markets its products to physicians, health care providers, and directly to patients. Electromed, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in New Prague, Minnesota.