ReWalk Robotics (NASDAQ:LFWD – Free Report) and Alpha Pro Tech (NYSE:APT – Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which stock is better? We compare the two companies based on their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, and analyst recommendations.
Insider and institutional ownership
26.8% of ReWalk Robotics shares are owned by institutional investors. By comparison, 22.7% of Alpha Pro Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of ReWalk Robotics shares are owned by company insiders. By comparison, 13.6% of Alpha Pro Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large asset managers, endowments, and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst recommendations
This is a summary of the latest ratings and price targets for ReWalk Robotics and Alpha Pro Tech, provided by MarketBeat.
| Sales ratings | Keep ratings | Buy reviews | Strong buy recommendations | Evaluation result | |
| ReWalk Robotics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Alpha Pro Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
ReWalk Robotics currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 277.91%. Given ReWalk Robotics’ higher potential upside, analysts clearly believe that ReWalk Robotics is cheaper than Alpha Pro Tech.
Income and valuation
This table compares the revenue, earnings per share, and valuation of ReWalk Robotics and Alpha Pro Tech.
| Gross sales | Price/sales ratio | Net income | Earnings per share | Price-earnings ratio | |
| ReWalk Robotics | 13.85 million US dollars | 2.17 | -22.13 million US dollars | (3.11 USD) | -1.11 |
| Alpha Pro Tech | 61.09 million US dollars | 1.04 | 4.19 million US dollars | $0.36 | 15.03 |
Alpha Pro Tech has higher revenue and earnings than ReWalk Robotics. ReWalk Robotics trades at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha Pro Tech, suggesting it is currently the cheaper of the two stocks.
profitability
This table compares the net margins, return on equity and return on assets of ReWalk Robotics and Alpha Pro Tech.
| Net margins | Return on equity | Return on total assets | |
| ReWalk Robotics | -134.52% | -35.41% | -27.64% |
| Alpha Pro Tech | 6.92% | 6.86% | 6.23% |
Volatility and risk
ReWalk Robotics has a beta of 2.06, meaning the company’s share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. In comparison, Alpha Pro Tech has a beta of -0.72, meaning the company’s share price is 172% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Alpha Pro Tech beats ReWalk Robotics on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ReWalk Robotics
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ReWalk Robotics Ltd., a medical device company, designs, develops, and markets technologies that enable mobility and well-being in the rehabilitation and daily lives of individuals with physical and neurological conditions in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, and globally. It offers ReWalk exoskeletons and rehabilitation exoskeletons; ReStore, a soft exosuit for rehabilitation of individuals with lower limb disabilities due to stroke; the AlterG Anti-Gravity System for use in physical and neurological rehabilitation and sports training; MyoCycle devices; and ReBoot, a personal soft exosuit for home and community use by individuals after stroke. The company markets and sells its products directly to institutions and individuals, as well as through third-party distributors. The company was formerly known as Argo Medical Technologies Ltd. ReWalk Robotics Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Yokneam Illit, Israel.
About Alpha Pro Tech
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Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures and markets a line of disposable protective clothing, infection control and construction supply products in the United States and internationally. The Company operates in the Disposable Protective Clothing and Construction Supply segments. The Disposable Protective Clothing segment offers shoe covers, beret caps, coveralls, gowns, lab coats and gowns, hoods, and face masks and shields. The Construction Supply segment offers construction weatherproofing products such as house siding and house siding accessories including window and door seals and seam tapes, synthetic roofing underlay and self-adhesive roofing underlay, and other woven materials. The Company markets its products under the Alpha Pro Tech brand name as well as under private labels. Its products are used primarily in clean rooms, industrial safety production environments, healthcare facilities such as hospitals, laboratories and dental offices, and on construction sites and during roof restorations. The Company sells its products through a network of purchasing groups, distributors and independent sales agents, as well as through its sales and marketing department. Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.
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