Head to Head Review: Tenon Medical (NASDAQ:TNON) and KORU Medical Systems (NASDAQ:KRMD)

Tenon Medical (NASDAQ:TNON) and KORU Medical Systems (NASDAQ:KRMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tenon Medical and KORU Medical Systems”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tenon Medical	$2.93 million	1.73	-$15.58 million	($27.23)	-0.06
KORU Medical Systems	$28.52 million	6.85	-$13.74 million	($0.25)	-17.04

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

Volatility & Risk

Tenon Medical has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KORU Medical Systems has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Tenon Medical and KORU Medical Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tenon Medical	-413.88%	-1,785.88%	-164.26%
KORU Medical Systems	-37.42%	-24.60%	-16.87%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Tenon Medical and KORU Medical Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tenon Medical	0	0	2	0	3.00
KORU Medical Systems	0	0	4	1	3.20

Tenon Medical currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 241.61%. KORU Medical Systems has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.63%. Given Tenon Medical’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Tenon Medical is more favorable than KORU Medical Systems.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

22.7% of Tenon Medical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of KORU Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Tenon Medical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.6% of KORU Medical Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

KORU Medical Systems beats Tenon Medical on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tenon Medical

Tenon Medical, Inc., a medical device company, engages in the development of surgical implant systems to treat severe lower back pain in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company offers CATAMARAN SI-Joint Fusion System to fuse sacroiliac joints (SI-Joints) to treat SI-Joint dysfunction that often causes severe lower back pain; and features fixation device that passes through the axial and sagittal planes of the ilium and sacrum, as well as transfixes the SI joints. Tenon Medical, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

About KORU Medical Systems

KORU Medical Systems, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices and supplies in the United States and internationally. It offers the freedom infusion systems to deliver life-saving therapies to patients with chronic illnesses, such as primary immunodeficiency diseases, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Its products include the FREEDOM60 syringe infusion system, the FreedomEdge syringe driver, HIgH-Flo subcutaneous safety needle sets, and precision flow rate tubing products. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Mahwah, New Jersey.