Reviewing Outset Medical (NASDAQ:OM) and Careview Communications (OTCMKTS:CRVW)

Outset Medical (NASDAQ:OM) and Careview Communications (OTCMKTS:CRVW) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Outset Medical and Careview Communications, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Outset Medical	1	1	2	1	2.60
Careview Communications	0	0	0	0	0.00

Outset Medical presently has a consensus target price of $12.67, suggesting a potential upside of 276.98%. Given Outset Medical’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Outset Medical is more favorable than Careview Communications.

Risk & Volatility

Outset Medical has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Careview Communications has a beta of -0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 150% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Outset Medical and Careview Communications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Outset Medical	-73.12%	-71.37%	-30.11%
Careview Communications	-39.94%	N/A	-78.17%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Outset Medical and Careview Communications”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Outset Medical	$113.69 million	0.54	-$127.98 million	($13.05)	-0.26
Careview Communications	$8.25 million	N/A	-$4.70 million	N/A	N/A

Careview Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Outset Medical.

Summary

Outset Medical beats Careview Communications on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Outset Medical

Outset Medical, Inc., a medical technology company, engages in the development of a hemodialysis system for hemodialysis in the United States. The company offers Tablo Hemodialysis System, a compact console with integrated water purification, on-demand dialysate production, and software and connectivity capabilities for dialysis care in acute and home settings; and manufactures, supports, and distributes for Tablo console, Tablo cartridge, and other consumables. It also provides Tablo Data Ecosystem, including TabloHub, a customer-facing portal; MyTablo, a patient-facing portal; and TabloDash, an internal data analytics platform. The company was formerly known as Home Dialysis Plus, Ltd. and changed its name to Outset Medical, Inc. in January 2015. Outset Medical, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About Careview Communications

CareView Communications, Inc. provides video monitoring solutions in the United States. Its products include CareView Patient Safety System, a video monitoring tool to improve the practice of nursing, create a better work environment, and make the patient's hospital stay more satisfying, which is used in hospitals, nursing homes, adult living centers, and outpatient care facilities; and CareView Connect, which provides resident monitoring products and services for the long- term care industry; an array of wearable and stationary buttons that allow a resident to summon help either for an emergency or assistance; a mobile app capable of delivering an alert to the caregiver and allows them document information around that alert; and alert management and monitoring system that provides a suite of hardware and software to facilitate a data-driven solution for alert management and monitoring. The company also offers Caregiver Platform that offers caregiver connect mobile application to provide a convenient and intuitive interface to capture critical workflows, such as acknowledging and documenting alert presses by the resident. In addition, it provides SitterView and TeleMedView that allows hospital staff to use CareView's video cameras to observe and communicate with patients remotely. CareView Communications, Inc. is based in Lewisville, Texas.