Head-To-Head Comparison: Viemed Healthcare (NASDAQ:VMD) versus United Health Products (OTCMKTS:UEEC)

Viemed Healthcare (NASDAQ:VMD) and United Health Products (OTCMKTS:UEEC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Viemed Healthcare has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Health Products has a beta of -0.28, indicating that its stock price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

74.2% of Viemed Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of United Health Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.6% of Viemed Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of United Health Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Viemed Healthcare and United Health Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viemed Healthcare	5.20%	10.52%	7.60%
United Health Products	N/A	N/A	-783.98%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Viemed Healthcare and United Health Products”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viemed Healthcare	$286.56 million	1.63	$14.93 million	$0.37	32.84
United Health Products	N/A	N/A	-$2.67 million	N/A	N/A

Viemed Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than United Health Products.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Viemed Healthcare and United Health Products, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viemed Healthcare	0	2	0	0	2.00
United Health Products	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Viemed Healthcare beats United Health Products on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Viemed Healthcare

Viemed Healthcare, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides home medical equipment (HME) and post-acute respiratory healthcare services to patients in the United States. It provides respiratory disease management solutions, including treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which include non-invasive ventilation, percussion vests, and other therapies; and invasive and non-invasive ventilation and related equipment and supplies to patients suffering from COPD. The company leases non-invasive and invasive ventilators, positive airway pressure machines (PAP), durable medical equipment, percussion vests, oxygen concentrators, and other medical equipment; and sells and rents HME devices. In addition, it provides neuromuscular care and oxygen therapy services; and sleep apnea management provides sleep solutions and/or equipment, such as PAP, automatic continuous positive airway pressure, and bi-level positive airway pressure machines. Further, the company offers in home sleep apnea testing services, as well as healthcare staffing and recruitment services. Viemed Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.

About United Health Products

United Health Products, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets hemostatic gauze products for the healthcare and wound care sectors in the United States. The company offers HemoStyp hemostatic gauze products to absorb exudate/drainage from superficial wounds, as well as helps in controlling bleeding. It serves hospitals and surgery centers, clinics and physicians, military medical care providers, hemodialysis centers, nursing homes and assisted living, and veterinary hospitals; and EMS, fire departments, and other first responders, as well as dental, oral, and maxillofacial surgery offices. The company was formerly known as United EcoEnergy Corp. and changed its name to United Health Products, Inc. in September 2010. United Health Products, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.