Financial Analysis: Check-Cap (NASDAQ:CHEK) & GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC)

Check-Cap (NASDAQ:CHEK – Get Rating) and GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC – Get Rating) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Check-Cap and GE HealthCare Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Check-Cap	N/A	-41.95%	-38.14%
GE HealthCare Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Check-Cap and GE HealthCare Technologies’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Check-Cap	N/A	N/A	-$17.20 million	($3.24)	-0.96
GE HealthCare Technologies	$17.59 billion	1.80	$2.25 billion	N/A	N/A

GE HealthCare Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Check-Cap.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Check-Cap and GE HealthCare Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Check-Cap	0	1	0	0	2.00
GE HealthCare Technologies	0	1	1	0	2.50

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.6% of Check-Cap shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Check-Cap shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

GE HealthCare Technologies beats Check-Cap on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Check-Cap

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Check-Cap Ltd. is a clinical stage medical diagnostics company, which engages in the development of ingestible imaging capsule system for colorectal cancer screening. Its patented technology, C-Scan, is a patient-friendly preparation-free test designed to detect polyps before they may transform into cancer. The company was founded by Yoav Kimchy in 2005 and is headquartered in Isfiya, Israel.

About GE HealthCare Technologies

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GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. provides medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions in the United States. The company is based in Chicago, Illinois.