Profusa (NASDAQ:PFSA) and Perspective Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CATX) Financial Contrast

Perspective Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CATX) and Profusa (NASDAQ:PFSA) are both small-cap manufacturing companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

54.7% of Perspective Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.8% of Profusa shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Perspective Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Profusa shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Perspective Therapeutics and Profusa, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perspective Therapeutics	0	0	6	0	3.00
Profusa	1	0	0	0	1.00

Perspective Therapeutics currently has a consensus price target of $11.17, suggesting a potential upside of 137.08%. Given Perspective Therapeutics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Perspective Therapeutics is more favorable than Profusa.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Perspective Therapeutics and Profusa”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perspective Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.90)	-5.23
Profusa	N/A	N/A	-$8.71 million	($2.23)	-0.03

Perspective Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Profusa, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Perspective Therapeutics and Profusa’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perspective Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	N/A
Profusa	N/A	N/A	-880.32%

Risk and Volatility

Perspective Therapeutics has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Profusa has a beta of -0.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Perspective Therapeutics beats Profusa on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Perspective Therapeutics

Isoray, Inc., through its subsidiary, IsoRay Medical, Inc., develops, manufactures, and sells isotope-based medical products and devices for the treatment of cancer and other malignant diseases in the United States and internationally. The company offers CS-1 Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds for the treatment of prostate, brain, lung, head and neck, gynecological, pelvic/abdominal, and colorectal cancers. It sells its products to facilities or physician practices that utilize various surgical facilities. Isoray, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Richland, Washington.

About Profusa

NorthView Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. The company intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It also intends to focus its search on businesses that are focused on healthcare sector. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York. NorthView Acquisition Corporation is a subsidiary of NorthView Sponsor I, LLC.