Financial Contrast: SeaStar Medical (NASDAQ:ICU) vs. Microbot Medical (NASDAQ:MBOT)

Microbot Medical (NASDAQ:MBOT) and SeaStar Medical (NASDAQ:ICU) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.3% of Microbot Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of SeaStar Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Microbot Medical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of SeaStar Medical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Microbot Medical and SeaStar Medical, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Microbot Medical	0	0	1	0	3.00
SeaStar Medical	0	0	0	0	N/A

Microbot Medical presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 600.00%. Given Microbot Medical’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Microbot Medical is more favorable than SeaStar Medical.

Profitability

This table compares Microbot Medical and SeaStar Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Microbot Medical	N/A	-173.35%	-130.38%
SeaStar Medical	N/A	N/A	-666.82%

Volatility & Risk

Microbot Medical has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SeaStar Medical has a beta of -1.14, meaning that its share price is 214% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Microbot Medical and SeaStar Medical”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Microbot Medical	N/A	N/A	-$10.74 million	($0.89)	-1.12
SeaStar Medical	N/A	N/A	-$26.23 million	($25.00)	-0.17

Microbot Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SeaStar Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Microbot Medical beats SeaStar Medical on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Microbot Medical

Microbot Medical Inc., a pre-clinical medical device company, engages in the research, design, and development of robotic endoluminal surgery devices targeting the minimally invasive surgery space. The company offers LIBERTY, an endovascular robotic surgical system which allows physicians to conduct a catheter-based procedure from outside the catheterization laboratory, and avoid radiation exposure, physical strain, and the risk of cross contamination for use in cardiovascular, peripheral, and neurovascular spaces. It also provides NovaCross, an intellectual property and technology in the field of intraluminal revascularization devices with anchoring mechanism and integrated microcatheter. The company has a strategic collaboration agreement with Stryker Corporation for technology co-development. Microbot Medical Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Braintree, Massachusetts.

About SeaStar Medical

SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation, a medical device company, develops a platform therapy to reduce the consequences of hyperinflammation on vital organs in the United States. The company offers inflammatory response to fend off infections and repair damaged tissue in the body. It is also developing products in various therapeutic areas, including pediatric and adult acute kidney injury on CRRT; cardiorenal syndrome in congestive heart failure; myocardial stunning in end stage renal disease; and hepatorenal syndrome. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.