ThermoGenesis (THMO) & Its Rivals Critical Comparison

ThermoGenesis (NASDAQ:THMO) is one of 156 publicly-traded companies in the “Medical Devices” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare ThermoGenesis to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.8% of ThermoGenesis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.2% of shares of all “Medical Devices” companies are held by institutional investors. 78.0% of ThermoGenesis shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.7% of shares of all “Medical Devices” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for ThermoGenesis and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ThermoGenesis	0	0	1	0	3.00
ThermoGenesis Competitors	382	1540	2118	99	2.47

ThermoGenesis currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 999,900.00%. As a group, “Medical Devices” companies have a potential upside of 196.40%. Given ThermoGenesis’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ThermoGenesis is more favorable than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ThermoGenesis and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ThermoGenesis	$9.61 million	-$17.98 million	0.00
ThermoGenesis Competitors	$935.97 million	$70.71 million	108.90

ThermoGenesis’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than ThermoGenesis. ThermoGenesis 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ThermoGenesis	-153.43%	-4,838.39%	-107.53%
ThermoGenesis Competitors	-310.26%	-129.13%	-20.87%

Risk & Volatility

ThermoGenesis has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ThermoGenesis’ competitors have a beta of 0.88, suggesting that their average share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ThermoGenesis competitors beat ThermoGenesis on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About ThermoGenesis

ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. develops, commercializes, and markets a range of automated technologies for cell-banking, cell-processing, and cell-based therapeutics in the United States, China, the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, and internationally. The company provides medical device products for automated cell processing. Its clinical bio-banking applications include AXP II Automated Cell Separation System, an automated fully closed cell separation system for isolating stem and progenitor cells from umbilical cord blood; and BioArchive Automated Cryopreservation System, an automated, robotic, liquid nitrogen controlled-rate-freezing and cryogenic storage system for cord blood samples and cell therapeutic products used in clinical applications. The company’s point-of-care applications include XP Point-of-Care System, an automated, fully closed, sterile system that allows for the rapid and automated processing of autologous peripheral blood or bone marrow aspirate derived stem cells at the point-of-care, such as surgical centers or clinics; and PXP-1000 System, an automated, fully closed system that provides fast, reproducible separation of multiple cellular components from blood with minimal red blood cell contamination. Its cell processing products comprise X-Series products for general laboratory use, such as X-Lab for cell isolation, X-Wash System for cell washing and reformulation, and X-Mini for high efficiency small scale cell purification. The company also provides contract development and manufacturing services for cell and cell-based gene therapies. It markets and sells its medical device products through independent distributors, as well as direct to end-user customers. The company was formerly known as Cesca Therapeutics Inc. and changed its name to ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. in November 2019. ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California.