Critical Review: Positron (POSC) vs. Its Competitors

Positron (OTCMKTS:POSC) is one of 71 public companies in the “Electromedical equipment” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Positron to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.7% of shares of all “Electromedical equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of Positron shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of shares of all “Electromedical equipment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Positron	$740,000.00	-$1.64 million	-11.75
Positron Competitors	$1.04 billion	$88.76 million	-8.34

Positron’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Positron. Positron 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 recommmendations for Positron and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Positron	0	0	0	0	N/A
Positron Competitors	266	798	1968	59	2.59

As a group, “Electromedical equipment” companies have a potential upside of 3,081.11%. Given Positron’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Positron has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Positron	-300.00%	N/A	-89.57%
Positron Competitors	-341.23%	-95.28%	-31.21%

Risk & Volatility

Positron has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Positron’s peers have a beta of 0.98, indicating that their average share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Positron peers beat Positron on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

About Positron

Positron Corporation, a nuclear medicine healthcare company, specializes in the business of cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in the United States. It offers attrius PET scanner, clinical and technical services, and financing solutions enables healthcare providers to accurately diagnose cardiac disease, improve patient outcomes, and practice cost effective medicines. Positron Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Niagara Falls, New York.