Posted by admin on Apr 29th, 2022

Sientra (NASDAQ:SIEN – Get Rating) and Alpha Pro Tech (NYSE:APT – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Sientra has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Pro Tech has a beta of -1.26, meaning that its share price is 226% less volatile than the S&P 500.

This table compares Sientra and Alpha Pro Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

89.5% of Sientra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of Alpha Pro Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Sientra shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Alpha Pro Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

This table compares Sientra and Alpha Pro Tech’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Alpha Pro Tech has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sientra. Sientra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha Pro Tech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

This is a summary of current ratings for Sientra and Alpha Pro Tech, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sientra currently has a consensus target price of $8.21, suggesting a potential upside of 454.50%. Given Sientra’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sientra is more favorable than Alpha Pro Tech.

Alpha Pro Tech beats Sientra on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

Sientra, Inc., a medical aesthetics company, develops and sells medical aesthetics products in the United States and internationally. It offers silicone gel breast implants for use in breast augmentation and breast reconstruction procedures; breast tissue expanders; and scar management products under the Sientra Round, Sientra Teardrop, AlloX2, Dermaspan, Softspan, and BIOCORNEUM brand names. The company also provides body contouring products; facial and nasal implants; saline filled sizers. It serves to hospitals, surgery centers, plastic surgeons, dermatologists and other specialties. The company was formerly known as Juliet Medical, Inc. and changed its name to Sientra, Inc. in April 2007. Sientra, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.

About Alpha Pro Tech (Get Rating)

Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets a range of disposable protective apparel, infection control, and building supply products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Disposable Protective Apparel and Building Supply. The Disposable Protective Apparel segment provides shoe covers, bouffant caps, coveralls, frocks, lab coats, and gowns, hoods, as well as face masks and shields. The Building Supply segment offers construction weatherization products, such as housewrap, synthetic roof underlayment, 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 cleanrooms; industrial safety manufacturing environments; health care facilities, such as hospitals, laboratories, and dental offices; building and re-roofing sites; and pharmaceutical markets. The company distributes its products through a network of purchasing groups, distributors, and independent sales representatives, as well as through its sales and marketing force. Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

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