Head-To-Head Survey: Viveve Medical (NASDAQ:VIVE) & Integer (NYSE:ITGR)

Viveve Medical (NASDAQ:VIVEGet Free Report) and Integer (NYSE:ITGRGet Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Viveve Medical and Integer, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Viveve Medical 0 0 0 0 N/A
Integer 0 1 6 0 2.86

Integer has a consensus price target of $140.14, suggesting a potential upside of 10.49%. Given Integer’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Integer is more favorable than Viveve Medical.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.3% of Integer shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Viveve Medical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Integer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Viveve Medical and Integer’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Viveve Medical N/A N/A N/A
Integer 6.31% 11.48% 5.79%

Volatility and Risk

Viveve Medical has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integer has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Viveve Medical and Integer”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Viveve Medical $6.43 million 0.00 -$22.03 million N/A N/A
Integer $1.67 billion 2.55 $90.65 million $2.89 43.89

Integer has higher revenue and earnings than Viveve Medical.

Summary

Integer beats Viveve Medical on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Viveve Medical

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Viveve Medical, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices for the non-invasive treatment of vaginal introital laxity, sexual function, vaginal rejuvenation, and stress urinary incontinence. The company offers Viveve System comprises of the radiofrequency generator, reusable handpiece, and treatment tip, as well as cryogen canister and other consumable components. It markets its products through sales employees and distributors in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and internationally. Viveve Medical, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

About Integer

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Integer Holdings Corporation operates as a medical device outsource manufacturer in the United States, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Medical and Non-Medical. The company offers products for interventional cardiology, structural heart, heart failure, peripheral vascular, neurovascular, interventional oncology, electrophysiology, vascular access, infusion therapy, hemodialysis, non-vascular, urology, and gastroenterology procedures. It also provides cardiac rhythm management products, including implantable pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, insertable cardiac monitors, implantable cardiac pacing and defibrillation leads, and heart failure therapies; neuromodulation products, such as implantable spinal cord stimulators; and non-rechargeable batteries, feedthroughs, device enclosures, machined components, and lead components and sub-assemblies. In addition, the company offers rechargeable batteries and chargers; and arthroscopic, laparoscopic, and general surgery devices and components, such as harmonic scalpels, shaver blades, burr shavers, radio frequency probes, biopsy probes, trocars, electrocautery components, wound dressings, GERD treatment components, and phacoemulsification needles. Further, it provides orthopedic products that include instruments used in hip, knee, and spine surgeries, as well as reamers and chisels. Additionally, the company offers customized battery power and power management systems, and battery solutions for the energy, military, and environmental markets. Furthermore, the company provides medical technologies. It serves multi-national original equipment manufacturers and their affiliated subsidiaries in the cardiac rhythm management, neuromodulation, orthopedics, vascular, and advanced surgical and portable medical markets. Integer Holdings Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

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