Contrasting Profusa (PFSA) & Its Rivals

Profusa (NASDAQ:PFSA) is one of 28 publicly-traded companies in the “Surgical, Medical, And Dental Instruments And Supplies” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Profusa to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.8% of Profusa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of shares of all “Surgical, Medical, And Dental Instruments And Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Profusa shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of shares of all “Surgical, Medical, And Dental Instruments And Supplies” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Profusa and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Profusa	N/A	-$8.71 million	-1.35
Profusa Competitors	$59.55 million	-$32.15 million	4.02

Profusa’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Profusa. Profusa 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 Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Profusa and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Profusa	1	0	0	0	1.00
Profusa Competitors	76	75	156	6	2.29

As a group, “Surgical, Medical, And Dental Instruments And Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 49.76%. Given Profusa’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Profusa has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Profusa	N/A	N/A	-880.32%
Profusa Competitors	-672.41%	-133.75%	-59.01%

Risk & Volatility

Profusa has a beta of -0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Profusa’s peers have a beta of 1.76, suggesting that their average stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Profusa peers beat Profusa on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Profusa

NorthView Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. The company intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It also intends to focus its search on businesses that are focused on healthcare sector. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York. NorthView Acquisition Corporation is a subsidiary of NorthView Sponsor I, LLC.