Head to Head Analysis: QT Imaging (QTI) & Its Competitors

QT Imaging (NASDAQ:QTI) is one of 517 public companies in the “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare QT Imaging to related companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

QT Imaging has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QT Imaging’s peers have a beta of 2.49, suggesting that their average share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares QT Imaging and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
QT Imaging	$18.92 million	-$21.08 million	-2.17
QT Imaging Competitors	$1.87 billion	$140.42 million	9.36

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for QT Imaging and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QT Imaging	1	1	1	0	2.00
QT Imaging Competitors	4058	10062	17659	777	2.47

As a group, “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 28.41%. Given QT Imaging’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe QT Imaging has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

24.2% of QT Imaging shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of shares of all “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 25.4% of QT Imaging shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of shares of all “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares QT Imaging and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QT Imaging	-58.93%	-4,220.38%	-51.77%
QT Imaging Competitors	-283.91%	-288.40%	-21.64%

Summary

QT Imaging peers beat QT Imaging on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

QT Imaging Company Profile

QT Imaging Holdings, Inc. engages in the research, development, and commercialization of body imaging systems for detection, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of diseases. The company offers QT Ultrasound Breast Scanner, an ultrasonic imaging system that provides reflection-mode and transmission-mode images of a patient’s breast. QT Imaging Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Novato, California.