Analyzing GN Store Nord (OTCMKTS:GNNDY) & Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY)

GN Store Nord (OTCMKTS:GNNDY) and Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) are both mid-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GN Store Nord and Butterfly Network”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GN Store Nord	$2.54 billion	0.95	$98.86 million	($1.80)	-26.78
Butterfly Network	$97.61 million	22.17	-$77.06 million	($0.29)	-28.02

GN Store Nord has higher revenue and earnings than Butterfly Network. Butterfly Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GN Store Nord, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares GN Store Nord and Butterfly Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GN Store Nord	-4.32%	-2.44%	-0.88%
Butterfly Network	-66.74%	-33.99%	-22.96%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

37.9% of Butterfly Network shares are held by institutional investors. 22.0% of Butterfly Network shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

GN Store Nord has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Butterfly Network has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for GN Store Nord and Butterfly Network, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GN Store Nord	0	3	2	0	2.40
Butterfly Network	1	1	5	1	2.75

Butterfly Network has a consensus price target of $8.75, indicating a potential upside of 7.69%. Given Butterfly Network’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Butterfly Network is more favorable than GN Store Nord.

Summary

Butterfly Network beats GN Store Nord on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GN Store Nord

GN Store Nord A/S provides hearing, audio, video, and gaming solutions in Denmark, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. The company operates through GN Hearing and GN Audio segments. The GN Hearing segment produces and sells hearing instruments and products. The GN Audio segment supplies headsets, video cameras, and speakerphones for professional use and consumer products. It offers its products under the ReSound, Jabra, Beltone, Interton, Danavox, BlueParrott, FalCom, and SteelSeries brands. GN Store Nord A/S was founded in 1869 and is based in Ballerup, Denmark.

About Butterfly Network

Butterfly Network, Inc. develops, manufactures, and commercializes ultrasound imaging solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers Butterfly iQ, a handheld and single-probe whole body ultrasound system; Butterfly iQ+ and iQ3 ultrasound devices that can perform whole-body imaging in a single handheld probe integrated with the clinical workflow, and accessible on a user's smartphone, tablet, and almost any hospital computer system; and Butterfly iQ+ Vet, a handheld ultrasound system designed for veterinarians. The company also provides Butterfly system, which includes probes, and related accessories and software subscriptions to healthcare systems, physicians, and healthcare providers through a direct sales force, distributors, and eCommerce channel. In addition, it offers cloud-based software solutions to healthcare systems, teleguidance, in-app educational tutorials, and formal education programs through its Butterfly Academy software, as well as professional services for large scale deployments; and ScanLab, an education-only app provides written walkthroughs and reference imagery to guide real-time educational scanning, enhancing the learning process. Butterfly Network, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.