Critical Survey: Guided Therapeutics (GTHP) vs. Its Rivals

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.7% of Guided Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.3% of shares of all “Electromedical equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 66.8% of Guided Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of shares of all “Electromedical equipment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Guided Therapeutics has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guided Therapeutics’ competitors have a beta of 0.92, indicating that their average share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Guided Therapeutics and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guided Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	-138.23%
Guided Therapeutics Competitors	-299.04%	-83.97%	-27.59%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Guided Therapeutics and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Guided Therapeutics	$100,000.00	-$3.49 million	-5.33
Guided Therapeutics Competitors	$994.44 million	$83.13 million	10.56

Guided Therapeutics’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Guided Therapeutics. Guided Therapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Guided Therapeutics competitors beat Guided Therapeutics on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

Guided Therapeutics Company Profile

Guided Therapeutics, Inc., a medical technology company, focuses on developing medical devices. It focuses on the commercialization of LuViva, a non-invasive cervical cancer detection device that identifies cervical cancers and precancers painlessly, non-invasively, and at the point-of-care by scanning the cervix with light, then analyzing the light reflected and fluorescent light. The company was formerly known as SpectRx, Inc. and changed its name to Guided Therapeutics, Inc. in February 2008. Guided Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Norcross, Georgia.