Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) vs. Aspyra (OTCMKTS:APYI) Head-To-Head Review

Aspyra (OTCMKTS:APYI) and Kyndryl (NYSE:KD) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

71.5% of Kyndryl shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.9% of Aspyra shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Kyndryl 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Aspyra and Kyndryl, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aspyra	0	0	0	0	0.00
Kyndryl	0	0	4	0	3.00

Kyndryl has a consensus target price of $36.75, indicating a potential downside of 3.08%. Given Kyndryl’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kyndryl is more favorable than Aspyra.

Profitability

This table compares Aspyra and Kyndryl’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aspyra	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kyndryl	-0.58%	-4.09%	-0.46%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Aspyra and Kyndryl”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aspyra	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kyndryl	$16.05 billion	0.55	-$340.00 million	($0.39)	-97.22

Aspyra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kyndryl.

Risk & Volatility

Aspyra has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kyndryl has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kyndryl beats Aspyra on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aspyra

Aspyra Inc. provides health care products and services for the laboratory and imaging marketplaces. It offers engineered workflow solutions that include software, interfaces, hardware, and professional services to various markets comprising specialty labs, reference labs, clinics, hospitals, imaging centers, and orthopedic practices. The company was formerly known as Creative Computer Applications Inc. and changed its name to Aspyra Inc. in November 2005. Aspyra Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

About Kyndryl

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. operates as a technology services company and IT infrastructure services provider worldwide. The company offers cloud services; core enterprise and zCloud services; application, data, and artificial intelligence services; digital workplace services; security and resiliency services; and network services and edge services. It serves financial, communications, retail and travel, and automotive industries. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in New York, New York.