Contrasting Guided Therapeutics (GTHP) and Its Peers

Guided Therapeutics (OTCMKTS:GTHP) is one of 72 publicly-traded companies in the “Electromedical equipment” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Guided Therapeutics to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.7% of Guided Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of shares of all “Electromedical equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 66.8% of Guided Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of shares of all “Electromedical equipment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Guided Therapeutics and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guided Therapeutics	0	0	0	0	N/A
Guided Therapeutics Competitors	259	781	1926	59	2.59

As a group, “Electromedical equipment” companies have a potential upside of 3,151.19%. Given Guided Therapeutics’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Guided Therapeutics has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

Guided Therapeutics has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guided Therapeutics’ rivals have a beta of 17.84, meaning that their average share price is 1,684% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Guided Therapeutics and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Guided Therapeutics	$100,000.00	-$3.49 million	-5.83
Guided Therapeutics Competitors	$1.08 billion	$93.65 million	-8.69

Guided Therapeutics’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Guided Therapeutics. Guided Therapeutics is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Guided Therapeutics and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guided Therapeutics	N/A	N/A	-138.23%
Guided Therapeutics Competitors	-350.69%	-97.07%	-31.49%

Summary

Guided Therapeutics rivals beat Guided Therapeutics on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

About Guided Therapeutics

Guided Therapeutics, Inc., a medical technology company, focuses on developing medical devices. It focuses on the commercialization of LuViva, a non-invasive cervical cancer detection device that identifies cervical cancers and precancers painlessly, non-invasively, and at the point-of-care by scanning the cervix with light, then analyzing the light reflected and fluorescent light. The company was formerly known as SpectRx, Inc. and changed its name to Guided Therapeutics, Inc. in February 2008. Guided Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Norcross, Georgia.