Comparing Zynex (NASDAQ:ZYXI) and Heyu Biological Technology (OTCMKTS:HYBT)

Heyu Biological Technology (OTCMKTS:HYBT) and Zynex (NASDAQ:ZYXI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Heyu Biological Technology and Zynex’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Heyu Biological Technology	$80,000.00	322.65	-$270,000.00	N/A	N/A
Zynex	$193.61 million	1.33	$9.73 million	$0.23	35.17

Zynex has higher revenue and earnings than Heyu Biological Technology.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Heyu Biological Technology and Zynex, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Heyu Biological Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A
Zynex	0	0	2	0	3.00

Zynex has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 72.41%. Given Zynex’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zynex is more favorable than Heyu Biological Technology.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

29.7% of Zynex shares are held by institutional investors. 89.2% of Heyu Biological Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.1% of Zynex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Heyu Biological Technology has a beta of -17.74, meaning that its share price is 1,874% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zynex has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Heyu Biological Technology and Zynex’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heyu Biological Technology	-453.55%	-6.43%	-4.43%
Zynex	3.12%	14.15%	4.50%

Summary

Zynex beats Heyu Biological Technology on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Heyu Biological Technology

Hong Chang Biotechnologies (HK) Limited was incorporated in 2023 and is based in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Hong Chang Biotechnologies (HK) Limited operates as a subsidiary of Zengqiang Investment Limited. As of September 4, 2023, Hong Chang Biotechnologies (HK) Limited operates as a subsidiary of Heyu Biological Technology Corporation.

About Zynex

Zynex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets medical devices to treat chronic and acute pain; and activate and exercise muscles for rehabilitative purposes with electrical stimulation. The company offers NexWave, a dual channel, multi-modality interferential current, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, and neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) device that is marketed to physicians and therapists by field sales representatives; NeuroMove, an electromyography and electric stimulation technology device; InWave, an electrical stimulation product for the treatment of female urinary incontinence; E-Wave, an NMES device; M-Wave, an NMES device. It also supplies private labeled products, including electrodes for the delivery of electrical current to the body, and batteries for use in electrotherapy products. In addition, the company distributes Comfortrac/Saunders for cervical traction, JetStream for hot/cold therapy, LSO Back Braces for lumbar support, and braces for rehabilitation support. Further, it offers Zynex Fluid Monitoring System (CM-1500); Zynex Wireless Fluid Monitoring System (CM-1600), a noninvasive monitoring device designed to measure relative changes in fluid volume in adult patients; NiCO CO-Oximeter, a laser-based noninvasive co-oximeter; and HemeOx tHb Oximeter, a laser-based total hemoglobin pulse oximeter. The company provides its products for use in pain management and control; stroke and spinal cord injury rehabilitation; hemodynamic monitoring and intravascular volume monitoring; and pulse oximetry monitoring. It sells its products through direct sales force primarily in the United States. Zynex, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.