Reviewing Insulet (NASDAQ:PODD) and InfuSystem (NYSE:INFU)

Insulet (NASDAQ:PODD) and InfuSystem (NYSE:INFU) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

Insulet has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InfuSystem has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Insulet and InfuSystem’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Insulet	21.11%	30.73%	9.10%
InfuSystem	0.28%	0.70%	0.35%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Insulet and InfuSystem”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Insulet	$1.70 billion	9.82	$206.30 million	$5.50	43.21
InfuSystem	$129.37 million	1.08	$870,000.00	$0.01	658.66

Insulet has higher revenue and earnings than InfuSystem. Insulet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InfuSystem, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

71.1% of InfuSystem shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Insulet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of InfuSystem shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Insulet and InfuSystem, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Insulet	0	3	11	0	2.79
InfuSystem	0	0	0	2	4.00

Insulet presently has a consensus target price of $242.29, suggesting a potential upside of 1.96%. InfuSystem has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 97.57%. Given InfuSystem’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe InfuSystem is more favorable than Insulet.

Summary

Insulet beats InfuSystem on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Insulet

Insulet Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells insulin delivery systems for people with insulin-dependent diabetes. The company's Omnipod platform includes the Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System (Omnipod 5) which includes a proprietary AID algorithm embedded in the Pod that integrates with a third-party continuous glucose monitor to obtain glucose values through wireless bluetooth communication; Omnipod DASH that features a bluetooth enabled Pod that is controlled by a smartphone-like Personal Diabetes Manager with a color touch screen user interface; and Omnipod GO, a standalone, wearable, insulin delivery system that provides a fixed rate of continuous rapid-acting insulin for 72 hours. The company sells its products primarily through independent distributors and pharmacy channels, as well as directly in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and internationally. Insulet Corporation was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts.

About InfuSystem

InfuSystem Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides infusion pumps, and related products and services in the United States and Canada. The company operates in two segments, Patient Services and Device Solutions. It supplies electronic ambulatory infusion pumps and associated disposable supply kits to oncology, infusion, and hospital outpatient chemotherapy clinics for the treatment of various cancers, including colorectal cancer, pain management, and other disease states. The company also sells, rents, and leases new and pre-owned pole-mounted and ambulatory infusion pumps, and other durable medical equipment; sells treatment-related consumables; and provides biomedical recertification, maintenance, and repair services for oncology practices, as well as other healthcare site settings comprising hospitals, home care and home infusion providers, skilled nursing and acute care facilities, pain centers, and others. In addition, it offers local and field-based customer support, as well as operates pump service and repair centers. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Rochester Hills, Michigan.