Analyzing Pixie Dust Technologies (NASDAQ:PXDT) & Electromed (NYSE:ELMD)

Electromed (NYSE:ELMD) and Pixie Dust Technologies (NASDAQ:PXDT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Electromed and Pixie Dust Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electromed	9.41%	12.44%	10.72%
Pixie Dust Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

40.8% of Electromed shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Pixie Dust Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of Electromed shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Electromed and Pixie Dust Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electromed	0	0	0	0	N/A
Pixie Dust Technologies	0	0	1	0	3.00

Pixie Dust Technologies has a consensus price target of $5.21, suggesting a potential upside of 254.42%. Given Pixie Dust Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pixie Dust Technologies is more favorable than Electromed.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Electromed and Pixie Dust Technologies’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Electromed	$54.72 million	2.64	$3.17 million	$0.50	33.36
Pixie Dust Technologies	$6.30 million	3.47	-$12.53 million	N/A	N/A

Electromed has higher revenue and earnings than Pixie Dust Technologies.

Summary

Electromed beats Pixie Dust Technologies on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Electromed

Electromed, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and sells airway clearance therapy and related products that apply high frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) therapy in pulmonary care for patients of various ages in the United States and internationally. The company offers SmartVest airway clearance system; SmartVest SQL System that consists of an inflatable therapy garment, a programmable air pulse generator, and a patented single-hose that delivers air pulses from the generator to the garment; and SmartVest Connect, a wireless technology with personalized HFCWO therapy management portal for patients with compromised pulmonary function. It also provides single patient use SmartVest and SmartVest Wrap products for health care providers in the acute care setting. The company offers its products primarily to home health care and institutional markets for patients with bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, and neuromuscular diseases. It markets its products primarily to physicians and health care providers, as well as directly to patients. Electromed, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in New Prague, Minnesota.

About Pixie Dust Technologies

Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc., a technology company, focuses on personal care and diversity, and workspace and digital transformation businesses primarily in Japan. It offers SonoRepro, an ultrasonic non-contact vibrotactile stimulation scalp care device; VUEVO, a series of directional voice arrival detection devices for individuals with deaf and hard-of-hearing; and kikippa, an acoustic stimulation device functioning as a desk-top speaker. The company also provides iwasemi, a sound-absorbing or sound-proofing material for architectural and interior design firms; hackke, a location positioning technology; KOTOWARI, a technology offering spatial analysis data; and magickiri, a planning services and monitoring service, which monitors human behavior and analyzes the customer's environment on the customer's behalf. In addition, it operates Pixie Nest, a membership forum, which hosts meetings and distributes information to facilitate solving social issues. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.