CVR Medical (OTCMKTS:CRRVF) and Sintx Technologies (NASDAQ:SINT) Critical Review

Sintx Technologies (NASDAQ:SINT) and CVR Medical (OTCMKTS:CRRVF) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Sintx Technologies and CVR Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sintx Technologies	-275.14%	-89.99%	-53.98%
CVR Medical	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sintx Technologies and CVR Medical”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sintx Technologies	$1.44 million	1.50	-$8.26 million	($205.61)	-0.01
CVR Medical	N/A	N/A	-$1.82 million	N/A	N/A

CVR Medical has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sintx Technologies.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

18.4% of Sintx Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sintx Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Sintx Technologies and CVR Medical, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sintx Technologies	0	1	0	0	2.00
CVR Medical	0	0	0	0	0.00

About Sintx Technologies

Sintx Technologies, Inc., an advanced ceramics company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of medical devices manufactured with silicon nitride for biomedical, technical, and antipathogenic applications in the United States. It provides solid and porous silicon nitride; silicon nitrite powder; and silicon nitride coating products, as well as silicon nitride composite materials, polyetheretherketone, and polyetherketoneketone. The company was formerly known as Amedica Corporation. Sintx Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

About CVR Medical

CVR Medical Corp., a healthcare company, engages in the research and development of subsonic, infrasonic, and low frequency sound wave analysis technology for the healthcare sector. The company provides carotid stenotic scan device, a diagnostic tool to detect and measure carotid arterial stenosis. It offers its products for patients, payors, and healthcare providers. CVR Medical Corp. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada.