Financial Analysis: SeaStar Medical (NASDAQ:ICU) vs. Microbot Medical (NASDAQ:MBOT)

SeaStar Medical (NASDAQ:ICU) and Microbot Medical (NASDAQ:MBOT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares SeaStar Medical and Microbot Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SeaStar Medical	N/A	N/A	-666.82%
Microbot Medical	N/A	-173.35%	-130.38%

Volatility and Risk

SeaStar Medical has a beta of -1.14, meaning that its share price is 214% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microbot Medical has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for SeaStar Medical and Microbot Medical, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SeaStar Medical	0	0	0	0	N/A
Microbot Medical	0	0	1	0	3.00

Microbot Medical has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 614.29%. Given Microbot Medical’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Microbot Medical is more favorable than SeaStar Medical.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.7% of SeaStar Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.3% of Microbot Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of SeaStar Medical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Microbot Medical shares are owned by company 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 SeaStar Medical and Microbot Medical”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SeaStar Medical	N/A	N/A	-$26.23 million	($25.00)	-0.16
Microbot Medical	N/A	N/A	-$10.74 million	($0.89)	-1.10

Microbot Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SeaStar Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Microbot Medical beats SeaStar Medical on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SeaStar Medical

SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation, a medical device company, develops a platform therapy to reduce the consequences of hyperinflammation on vital organs in the United States. The company offers inflammatory response to fend off infections and repair damaged tissue in the body. It is also developing products in various therapeutic areas, including pediatric and adult acute kidney injury on CRRT; cardiorenal syndrome in congestive heart failure; myocardial stunning in end stage renal disease; and hepatorenal syndrome. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

About Microbot Medical

Microbot Medical Inc., a pre-clinical medical device company, engages in the research, design, and development of robotic endoluminal surgery devices targeting the minimally invasive surgery space. The company offers LIBERTY, an endovascular robotic surgical system which allows physicians to conduct a catheter-based procedure from outside the catheterization laboratory, and avoid radiation exposure, physical strain, and the risk of cross contamination for use in cardiovascular, peripheral, and neurovascular spaces. It also provides NovaCross, an intellectual property and technology in the field of intraluminal revascularization devices with anchoring mechanism and integrated microcatheter. The company has a strategic collaboration agreement with Stryker Corporation for technology co-development. Microbot Medical Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Braintree, Massachusetts.