Analyzing QT Imaging (QTI) & Its Rivals

QT Imaging (NASDAQ:QTI) is one of 517 public companies in the “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare QT Imaging to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

QT Imaging has a beta of -0.04, indicating that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QT Imaging’s rivals have a beta of 2.49, indicating that their average share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares QT Imaging and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
QT Imaging	$18.92 million	-$21.08 million	-2.17
QT Imaging Competitors	$1.87 billion	$140.42 million	9.36

QT Imaging’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than QT Imaging. QT Imaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

24.2% of QT Imaging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of shares of all “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 25.4% of QT Imaging shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of shares of all “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares QT Imaging and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QT Imaging	-58.93%	-4,220.38%	-51.77%
QT Imaging Competitors	-283.91%	-288.40%	-21.64%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for QT Imaging and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QT Imaging	1	1	1	0	2.00
QT Imaging Competitors	4058	10062	17659	777	2.47

As a group, “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 28.41%. Given QT Imaging’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe QT Imaging has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

QT Imaging rivals beat QT Imaging on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

About QT Imaging

QT Imaging Holdings, Inc. engages in the research, development, and commercialization of body imaging systems for detection, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of diseases. The company offers QT Ultrasound Breast Scanner, an ultrasonic imaging system that provides reflection-mode and transmission-mode images of a patient’s breast. QT Imaging Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Novato, California.