Analyzing Medical Imaging (MEDD) and Its Peers

Medical Imaging (OTCMKTS:MEDD) is one of 69 public companies in the “Diagnostics & Research” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Medical Imaging to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Medical Imaging and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Medical Imaging	N/A	N/A	N/A
Medical Imaging Competitors	-513.26%	-801.28%	-16.81%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Medical Imaging and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Medical Imaging	N/A	N/A	-0.12
Medical Imaging Competitors	$750.31 million	$23.90 million	356.89

Medical Imaging’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Medical Imaging. Medical Imaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Medical Imaging and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Medical Imaging	0	0	0	0	N/A
Medical Imaging Competitors	105	307	470	5	2.42

As a group, “Diagnostics & Research” companies have a potential upside of 70.05%. Given Medical Imaging’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Medical Imaging has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

20.2% of Medical Imaging shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of shares of all “Diagnostics & Research” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Medical Imaging shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of shares of all “Diagnostics & Research” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Medical Imaging peers beat Medical Imaging on 5 of the 8 factors compared.

About Medical Imaging

Medical Imaging Corp., through its subsidiaries, provides medical diagnostic imaging services for patients, hospitals and clinics, workers' compensation boards, and insurance companies in North America. It provides remote reading and reporting of medical diagnostic imaging scans. The company also provides magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, positron emission tomography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, digital mammography, X-ray, and bone mineral densitometry modalities. As of December 31, 2017, it operated an independent diagnostic imaging facility in Pottsville, Pennsylvania; and three diagnostic centers in Florida. The company was formerly known as Diagnostic Imaging International Corp. and changed its name to Medical Imaging Corp. in July 2014. Medical Imaging Corp. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.