Reviewing Golf Rounds.com (OTCMKTS:FZMD) & Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI)

Golf Rounds.com (OTCMKTS:FZMD) and Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Golf Rounds.com and Merit Medical Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golf Rounds.com	$10.73 million	0.69	$510,000.00	N/A	N/A
Merit Medical Systems	$1.36 billion	3.62	$120.36 million	$2.04	40.70

Merit Medical Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Golf Rounds.com.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 92.3% of Golf Rounds.com shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Golf Rounds.com and Merit Medical Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golf Rounds.com	N/A	N/A	N/A
Merit Medical Systems	8.81%	15.52%	8.72%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Golf Rounds.com and Merit Medical Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golf Rounds.com	0	0	0	0	0.00
Merit Medical Systems	0	1	8	0	2.89

Merit Medical Systems has a consensus target price of $109.11, suggesting a potential upside of 31.43%. Given Merit Medical Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Merit Medical Systems is more favorable than Golf Rounds.com.

Risk and Volatility

Golf Rounds.com has a beta of -0.77, meaning that its stock price is 177% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Merit Medical Systems beats Golf Rounds.com on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Golf Rounds.com

Fuse Medical, Inc. manufactures and distributes medical devices in the United States. The company offers orthopedic implants, including internal and external fixation products for foot and ankle; upper and lower extremity plating and total joint reconstruction implants; soft tissue fixation and augmentation for sports medicine procedures; and full spinal implants for trauma, degenerative disc disease, and deformity indications. It also provides osteo-biologics and regenerative products, which include human allografts, tendons, synthetic skin and bone substitute materials, and regenerative tissues. The company serves hospitals, medical facilities, and sub-distributors. Fuse Medical, Inc. is based in Richardson, Texas.

About Merit Medical Systems

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets single-use medical products for interventional, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Cardiovascular and Endoscopy. The company provides micropuncture kits, angiographic needles, sheaths, guide wires, and safety products; peripheral intervention, including angiography, drainage, delivery systems, and embolotherapy products; spine products, such as vertebral augmentation, radiofrequency ablation, and bone biopsy systems; oncology products; and cardiac intervention products, such as access, angiography, electrophysiology and cardiac rhythm management, fluid management, hemodynamic monitoring, hemostasis, and intervention to treat various heart conditions. It also offers custom procedural solutions that include critical care products, disinfection protection systems, syringes, manifold kits, and trays and packs; coating services for medical tubes and wires; and sensor components for microelectromechanical systems. In addition, the company provides pulmonary products that consist of laser-cut tracheobronchial stents, over-the-wire and direct visualization delivery systems, and dilation balloons to endoscopically dilate structures; gastroenterology products, such as covered esophageal stents, syringe and gauges, and balloon dilators; and kits and accessories for endoscopy and bronchoscopy procedures. It sells its products to hospitals and alternate site-based physicians, technicians, and nurses through direct sales force, distributors, original equipment manufacturer partners, or custom procedure tray manufacturers. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in South Jordan, Utah.