Comparing Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) & Envoy Medical (NASDAQ:COCH)

Envoy Medical (NASDAQ:COCH) and Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

Envoy Medical has a beta of 2.68, suggesting that its stock price is 168% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadre has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Envoy Medical and Cadre’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Envoy Medical	N/A	N/A	-100.39%
Cadre	8.01%	21.85%	9.82%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.6% of Envoy Medical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of Cadre shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Envoy Medical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.2% of Cadre shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Envoy Medical and Cadre’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Envoy Medical	$320,000.00	317.28	-$29.91 million	N/A	N/A
Cadre	$482.53 million	2.58	$38.64 million	$1.02	32.47

Cadre has higher revenue and earnings than Envoy Medical.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Envoy Medical and Cadre, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Envoy Medical	0	0	2	0	3.00
Cadre	0	2	3	0	2.60

Envoy Medical presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.83%. Cadre has a consensus price target of $41.25, indicating a potential upside of 24.55%. Given Cadre’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cadre is more favorable than Envoy Medical.

Summary

Cadre beats Envoy Medical on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Envoy Medical

Envoy Medical, Inc., a hearing health company, provides medical technologies for the hearing loss spectrum. Its products include personal sound amplification devices; hearing aids; Esteem fully implanted active middle ear implants; auditory osseointegrated implants; and Acclaim cochlear implants. The company was formerly known as Envoy Medical Corporation and changed its name to Envoy Medical, Inc. in September 2023. Envoy Medical, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

About Cadre

Cadre Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes safety that provides protection to users in hazardous or life-threatening situations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Distribution. It offers body armor product, such as concealable, corrections, and tactical armor under the Safariland and Protech Tactical brand names; survival suits, remotely operated vehicles, specialty tools, blast sensors, accessories, and vehicle blast attenuation seats for bomb safety technicians; bomb suits; duty gear, including belts and accessories; and other protective equipment comprising communications gear, forensic and investigation products, firearms cleaning solutions, and crowd control products. The company also offers third-party products, such as uniforms, optics, boots, firearms, and ammunition. It serves first responders, such as state and local law enforcement, fire and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, emergency medical technicians, fishing, and wildlife enforcement and departments of corrections, as well as federal agencies including the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Corrections, the Department of Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratories, Waste Isolation Plant, and various foreign government agencies. Cadre Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.