Head to Head Survey: Sonova (OTCMKTS:SONVY) versus Tivic Health Systems (NASDAQ:TIVC)

Tivic Health Systems (NASDAQ:TIVC) and Sonova (OTCMKTS:SONVY) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Tivic Health Systems and Sonova, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tivic Health Systems	0	0	0	0	N/A
Sonova	3	4	1	0	1.75

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.6% of Tivic Health Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Sonova shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Tivic Health Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Sonova shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Tivic Health Systems has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sonova has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Tivic Health Systems and Sonova’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tivic Health Systems	-638.47%	-204.39%	-140.97%
Sonova	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tivic Health Systems and Sonova’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tivic Health Systems	$1.42 million	3.19	-$10.10 million	($68.00)	-0.05
Sonova	$3.66 billion	4.39	$706.52 million	N/A	N/A

Sonova has higher revenue and earnings than Tivic Health Systems.

Summary

Sonova beats Tivic Health Systems on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tivic Health Systems

Tivic Health Systems Inc. operates as a health technology company, focuses on developing and commercializing non-invasive bioelectronic medicine. Its primary product is ClearUP, a bioelectronic medicine for the treatment of sinus and nasal congestion pains. The company sells its products on direct-to-consumer channel through its own websites; and platforms, such as Amazon.com and Walmart.com, as well as to U.S. online retailers, such as BestBuy and FSAStore. Tivic Health Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Hayward, California.

About Sonova

Sonova Holding AG manufactures and sells hearing care solutions for adults and children in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments, Hearing Instruments and Cochlear Implants segments. The Hearing Instruments segments engages in the design, development, manufacture, distribution, and service of hearing instruments and related products, as well as wireless headsets, speech-enhanced hearables, and audiophile headphones under the Phonak, Unitron, Hansaton, and Sennheiser brand names; and audiological care services under the AudioNova, Audium, Audition Santé, Boots Hearingcare, Connect Hearing, Geers, Hansaton, Lapperre, Schoonenberg, and Triton Hearing brands. The Cochlear Implants segment is involved in the design, development, manufacture, distribution, and service of hearing implants and related products under the Advanced Bionics brand. The company sells its products through independent distributors; and provides hearing care services through a network of stores and clinics. The company was formerly known as Phonak Holding AG and changed its name to Sonova Holding AG in August 2007. Sonova Holding AG was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Stäfa, Switzerland.