Financial Contrast: Positron (POSC) and Its Peers

Positron (OTCMKTS:POSC) is one of 74 publicly-traded companies in the “Electromedical equipment” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Positron to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Positron has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Positron’s rivals have a beta of 0.85, suggesting that their average share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Positron and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Positron	-300.00%	N/A	-89.57%
Positron Competitors	-331.31%	-92.24%	-30.04%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Positron and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Positron	$740,000.00	-$1.64 million	-12.09
Positron Competitors	$1.00 billion	$85.30 million	86.43

Positron’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Positron. Positron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Positron and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Positron	0	0	0	0	N/A
Positron Competitors	269	802	2010	109	2.61

As a group, “Electromedical equipment” companies have a potential upside of 3,106.12%. Given Positron’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Positron has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

44.1% of shares of all “Electromedical equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of Positron shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of shares of all “Electromedical equipment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Positron rivals beat Positron on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

About Positron

Positron Corporation, a nuclear medicine healthcare company, specializes in the business of cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in the United States. It offers attrius PET scanner, clinical and technical services, and financing solutions enables healthcare providers to accurately diagnose cardiac disease, improve patient outcomes, and practice cost effective medicines. Positron Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Niagara Falls, New York.