Viemed Healthcare (NASDAQ:VMD – Get Free Report) and United Health Products (OTCMKTS:UEEC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Viemed Healthcare and United Health Products”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Viemed Healthcare | $270.28 million | 1.69 | $14.93 million | $0.37 | 32.22 |
| United Health Products | N/A | N/A | -$2.67 million | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Viemed Healthcare and United Health Products, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Viemed Healthcare | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| United Health Products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Volatility and Risk
Viemed Healthcare has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Health Products has a beta of -0.28, indicating that its stock price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Viemed Healthcare and United Health Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Viemed Healthcare | 5.20% | 10.52% | 7.60% |
| United Health Products | N/A | N/A | -783.98% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
74.2% of Viemed Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of United Health Products shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of Viemed Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of United Health Products shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Viemed Healthcare beats United Health Products on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Viemed Healthcare
Viemed Healthcare, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides home medical equipment (HME) and post-acute respiratory healthcare services to patients in the United States. It provides respiratory disease management solutions, including treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which include non-invasive ventilation, percussion vests, and other therapies; and invasive and non-invasive ventilation and related equipment and supplies to patients suffering from COPD. The company leases non-invasive and invasive ventilators, positive airway pressure machines (PAP), durable medical equipment, percussion vests, oxygen concentrators, and other medical equipment; and sells and rents HME devices. In addition, it provides neuromuscular care and oxygen therapy services; and sleep apnea management provides sleep solutions and/or equipment, such as PAP, automatic continuous positive airway pressure, and bi-level positive airway pressure machines. Further, the company offers in home sleep apnea testing services, as well as healthcare staffing and recruitment services. Viemed Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.
About United Health Products
United Health Products, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets hemostatic gauze products for the healthcare and wound care sectors in the United States. The company offers HemoStyp hemostatic gauze products to absorb exudate/drainage from superficial wounds, as well as helps in controlling bleeding. It serves hospitals and surgery centers, clinics and physicians, military medical care providers, hemodialysis centers, nursing homes and assisted living, and veterinary hospitals; and EMS, fire departments, and other first responders, as well as dental, oral, and maxillofacial surgery offices. The company was formerly known as United EcoEnergy Corp. and changed its name to United Health Products, Inc. in September 2010. United Health Products, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
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