Acme United (NYSE:ACU – Get Free Report) and InspireMD (NYSE:NSPR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings and profitability.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
62.1% of Acme United shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.8% of InspireMD shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.5% of Acme United shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.0% of InspireMD shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Acme United and InspireMD, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Acme United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
| InspireMD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
InspireMD has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 889.01%. Given InspireMD’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe InspireMD is more favorable than Acme United.
Profitability
This table compares Acme United and InspireMD’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Acme United | 10.25% | 9.70% | 6.10% |
| InspireMD | -413.96% | -69.42% | -57.68% |
Risk & Volatility
Acme United has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InspireMD has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Acme United and InspireMD”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Acme United | $211.60 million | 1.18 | $17.79 million | $2.38 | 27.64 |
| InspireMD | $10.84 million | 1.95 | -$19.92 million | ($0.64) | -0.71 |
Acme United has higher revenue and earnings than InspireMD. InspireMD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acme United, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Acme United beats InspireMD on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Acme United
Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides sharpening knives, scissors, chisels, skis, skates, and other edge under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kit and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; first aid kits for the promotional products industry under Safety Made brand; and alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes, castile soaps, and lens cleaning wipes under the Med-Nap brand. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply super stores, mass market retailers, industrial and medical distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains, and wholesale florists, as well as through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.
About InspireMD
InspireMD, Inc., a medical device company, focuses on the development and commercialization of MicroNet stent platform technology for the treatment of vascular and coronary diseases in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. The company offers CGuard carotid embolic prevention system (EPS) for use in carotid artery applications; CGuard Prime Stent System, a mesh-covered self-expanding carotid stent; and SwitchGuard NPS, a non-invasive transcarotid artery revascularization device; as well as treating acute stroke with tandem lesions. InspireMD, Inc. has a strategic agreement with Jacobs Institute to execute an early feasibility study of CGuard Prime for the treatment of acute stroke patients with tandem lesions. The company sells its products through local distribution partners. InspireMD, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
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