Comparing Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR) & Aspyra (OTCMKTS:APYI)

Aspyra (OTCMKTS:APYI) and Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Aspyra and Aurora Innovation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aspyra	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aurora Innovation	N/A	-37.90%	-33.94%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

44.7% of Aurora Innovation shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.9% of Aspyra shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Aurora Innovation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Aspyra and Aurora Innovation, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aspyra	0	0	0	0	N/A
Aurora Innovation	1	1	1	0	2.00

Aurora Innovation has a consensus target price of $3.75, indicating a potential downside of 12.79%. Given Aurora Innovation’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aurora Innovation is more favorable than Aspyra.

Volatility and Risk

Aspyra has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aurora Innovation has a beta of 2.76, indicating that its stock price is 176% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Aspyra and Aurora Innovation’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aspyra	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aurora Innovation	$68.00 million	98.17	-$796.00 million	($0.55)	-7.82

Aspyra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aurora Innovation.

Summary

Aurora Innovation beats Aspyra on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aspyra

Aspyra Inc. provides health care products and services for the laboratory and imaging marketplaces. It offers engineered workflow solutions that include software, interfaces, hardware, and professional services to various markets comprising specialty labs, reference labs, clinics, hospitals, imaging centers, and orthopedic practices. The company was formerly known as Creative Computer Applications Inc. and changed its name to Aspyra Inc. in November 2005. Aspyra Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

About Aurora Innovation

Aurora Innovation, Inc. operates as a self-driving technology company in the United States. It focuses on developing Aurora Driver, a platform that brings a suite of self-driving hardware, software, and data services together to adapt and interoperate vehicles. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.