Analyzing Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. (NASDAQ:IINN) and Modular Medical (NASDAQ:MODD)

Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. (NASDAQ:IINN) and Modular Medical (NASDAQ:MODD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. and Modular Medical, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N.	0	0	0	0	N/A
Modular Medical	0	0	1	0	3.00

Modular Medical has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 121.24%. Given Modular Medical’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Modular Medical is more favorable than Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N..

Risk and Volatility

Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Modular Medical has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. and Modular Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N.	N/A	-158.18%	-108.21%
Modular Medical	N/A	-228.12%	-178.09%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. and Modular Medical”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N.	N/A	N/A	-$11.29 million	N/A	N/A
Modular Medical	N/A	N/A	-$17.47 million	($0.78)	-2.90

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.7% of Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.5% of Modular Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of Modular Medical shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

About Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N.

Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. Ltd., a specialty medical device company, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of respiratory support technology to provide an alternative to invasive mechanical ventilation for the treatment of acute respiratory failure. Its lead product is the augmented respiration technology system, a respiratory support system comprising minimally invasive, portable dual lumen cannula, which is inserted into the jugular vein and utilizes extra-corporeal direct blood oxygenation to elevate and stabilize declining oxygen saturation levels. The company was formerly known as Insense Medical Ltd. and changed its name to Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. Ltd. in July 2020. Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. Ltd. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Ra'annana, Israel.

About Modular Medical

Modular Medical, Inc. operates as a development stage medical device company. It focuses on the design, development, and commercialization of insulin pumps. It offers MODD1, a two-part patch pump for diabetes. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.