Analyzing Tenon Medical (NASDAQ:TNON) & Calmare Therapeutics (OTCMKTS:CTTC)

Calmare Therapeutics (OTCMKTS:CTTC) and Tenon Medical (NASDAQ:TNON) 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, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Calmare Therapeutics and Tenon Medical, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calmare Therapeutics	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tenon Medical	0	0	2	0	3.00

Tenon Medical has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 152.29%. Given Tenon Medical’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tenon Medical is more favorable than Calmare Therapeutics.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

22.7% of Tenon Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.5% of Calmare Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Tenon Medical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Calmare Therapeutics and Tenon Medical”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calmare Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tenon Medical	$2.93 million	2.34	-$15.58 million	($27.23)	-0.08

Calmare Therapeutics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tenon Medical.

Profitability

This table compares Calmare Therapeutics and Tenon Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calmare Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tenon Medical	-413.88%	-1,785.88%	-164.26%

Summary

Tenon Medical beats Calmare Therapeutics on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Calmare Therapeutics

Calmare Therapeutics Incorporated, a medical device company, develops and commercializes products and technologies for chronic neuropathic pain and wound care affliction patients in the United States. Its flagship medical device is Calmare Pain Therapy Device, a non-invasive and non-addictive modality for the treatment of chronic and neuropathic pain. The company was formerly known as Competitive Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Calmare Therapeutics Incorporated in August 2014. Calmare Therapeutics Incorporated was founded in 1968 and is based in Fairfield, Connecticut.

About Tenon Medical

Tenon Medical, Inc., a medical device company, engages in the development of surgical implant systems to treat severe lower back pain in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company offers CATAMARAN SI-Joint Fusion System to fuse sacroiliac joints (SI-Joints) to treat SI-Joint dysfunction that often causes severe lower back pain; and features fixation device that passes through the axial and sagittal planes of the ilium and sacrum, as well as transfixes the SI joints. Tenon Medical, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.