PROCEPT BioRobotics (NASDAQ:PRCT) and Autonomix Medical (NASDAQ:AMIX) Critical Review

PROCEPT BioRobotics (NASDAQ:PRCT) and Autonomix Medical (NASDAQ:AMIX) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.5% of PROCEPT BioRobotics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of Autonomix Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of PROCEPT BioRobotics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PROCEPT BioRobotics and Autonomix Medical’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PROCEPT BioRobotics	$136.19 million	20.00	-$105.90 million	($2.24)	-23.65
Autonomix Medical	N/A	N/A	-$3.11 million	N/A	N/A

Autonomix Medical has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PROCEPT BioRobotics.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for PROCEPT BioRobotics and Autonomix Medical, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PROCEPT BioRobotics	0	0	6	0	3.00
Autonomix Medical	0	0	0	0	N/A

PROCEPT BioRobotics currently has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.17%. Given PROCEPT BioRobotics’ higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PROCEPT BioRobotics is more favorable than Autonomix Medical.

Profitability

This table compares PROCEPT BioRobotics and Autonomix Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PROCEPT BioRobotics	-77.75%	-46.59%	-30.63%
Autonomix Medical	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

PROCEPT BioRobotics beats Autonomix Medical on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PROCEPT BioRobotics

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation, a surgical robotics company, focuses on developing transformative solutions in urology in the United States and internationally. The company develops, manufactures, and sells AquaBeam Robotic System, an image-guided, surgical robotic system for use in minimally invasive urologic surgery with a focus on treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It also designs Aquablation therapy for males suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms due to BPH. PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About Autonomix Medical

Autonomix Medical, Inc., a development stage medical device development company, focuses on advancing technologies for sensing and treating disorders relating to the peripheral nervous system. Its technology platform includes a catheter-based microchip-enabled sensing array to detect and differentiate peripheral neural signals. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas.