Head-To-Head Contrast: Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN) and Golf Rounds.com (OTCMKTS:FZMD)

Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN) and Golf Rounds.com (OTCMKTS:FZMD) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Align Technology has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golf Rounds.com has a beta of -0.88, meaning that its stock price is 188% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

88.4% of Align Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Align Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 92.3% of Golf Rounds.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Align Technology and Golf Rounds.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Align Technology	9.50%	14.06%	8.77%
Golf Rounds.com	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Align Technology and Golf Rounds.com”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Align Technology	$3.98 billion	2.47	$421.36 million	$5.16	26.58
Golf Rounds.com	$10.73 million	0.38	$510,000.00	N/A	N/A

Align Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Golf Rounds.com.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Align Technology and Golf Rounds.com, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Align Technology	2	7	6	1	2.38
Golf Rounds.com	0	0	0	0	0.00

Align Technology currently has a consensus price target of $175.45, indicating a potential upside of 27.95%. Given Align Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Align Technology is more favorable than Golf Rounds.com.

Summary

Align Technology beats Golf Rounds.com on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Align Technology

Align Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets Invisalign clear aligners, and iTero intraoral scanners and services for orthodontists and general practitioner dentists in the United States, Switzerland, and internationally. The company's Clear Aligner segment offers comprehensive products, including Invisalign comprehensive package that addresses the orthodontic needs of younger patients, such as mandibular advancement, compliance indicators, and compensation for tooth eruption; and Invisalign First Phase I and Invisalign First Comprehensive Phase 2 package for younger patients generally between the ages of six and ten years, which is a mixture of primary/baby and permanent teeth. The segment also provides Invisalign moderate, lite and express packages, and Invisalign go and Invisalign Go Plus; retention products, Invisalign training, and adjusting tools used by dental professionals during the course of treatment; and Invisalign Palatal Expander, a 3D printed orthodontic device; and 3D printing solutions. Its Imaging Systems and CAD/CAM Services segment offers iTero intraoral scanning system, a single hardware platform for restorative or orthodontic procedures; restorative software for general practitioner dentists, prosthodontists, periodontists, and oral surgeons; and orthodontists software for digital records storage, orthodontic diagnosis, and fabrication of printed models and retainers. This segment also provides Invisalign outcome simulator, a chair-side and cloud-based application for the iTero scanner; Invisalign progress assessment tool; Align Oral Health Suite, a digital interface designed to enhance dental consultations; and TimeLapse technology, which allows doctors or practitioners to compare a patient's historic 3D scans to the present-day scan, as well as subscription software, disposables, rentals, leases, pay per scan, and CAD/CAM software solutions. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

About Golf Rounds.com

Fuse Medical, Inc. manufactures and distributes medical devices in the United States. The company offers orthopedic implants, including internal and external fixation products for foot and ankle; upper and lower extremity plating and total joint reconstruction implants; soft tissue fixation and augmentation for sports medicine procedures; and full spinal implants for trauma, degenerative disc disease, and deformity indications. It also provides osteo-biologics and regenerative products, which include human allografts, tendons, synthetic skin and bone substitute materials, and regenerative tissues. The company serves hospitals, medical facilities, and sub-distributors. Fuse Medical, Inc. is based in Richardson, Texas.