Precision Optics (POCI) vs. Its Rivals Head to Head Review

Precision Optics (NASDAQ:POCI – Get Rating) is one of 71 publicly-traded companies in the “Electromedical equipment” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Precision Optics to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Precision Optics and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Precision Optics	0	0	0	0	N/A
Precision Optics Competitors	114	639	1781	80	2.70

As a group, “Electromedical equipment” companies have a potential upside of 68.02%. Given Precision Optics’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Precision Optics has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Precision Optics and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Precision Optics	$20.42 million	-$930,000.00	48.07
Precision Optics Competitors	$1.05 billion	$117.04 million	4.95

Precision Optics’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Precision Optics. Precision Optics is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Precision Optics has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Precision Optics’ rivals have a beta of 13.28, meaning that their average share price is 1,228% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Precision Optics and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Precision Optics	3.50%	1.27%	0.67%
Precision Optics Competitors	-660.31%	-49.46%	-23.90%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

25.4% of Precision Optics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of shares of all “Electromedical equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of Precision Optics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of shares of all “Electromedical equipment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

About Precision Optics

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Precision Optics Corp., engages in the design, development, manufacture, and selling of optical instruments. Its products include microprecision lenses and micro medical camera, 3D endoscope, and robotic surgery systems. The company was founded by Richard E. Forkey in December 1982 and is headquartered in Gardner, MA.