ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) vs. High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI) Head to Head Comparison

ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) and High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares ICU Medical and High Tide’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ICU Medical	2.15%	7.50%	3.91%
High Tide	-6.62%	3.59%	1.24%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ICU Medical and High Tide”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ICU Medical	$2.23 billion	1.66	$730,000.00	$1.85	80.15
High Tide	$425.10 million	0.46	-$36.23 million	($0.31)	-7.23

ICU Medical has higher revenue and earnings than High Tide. High Tide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICU Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for ICU Medical and High Tide, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICU Medical	1	1	4	2	2.88
High Tide	1	0	2	1	2.75

ICU Medical presently has a consensus price target of $168.40, indicating a potential upside of 13.58%. High Tide has a consensus price target of $7.25, indicating a potential upside of 223.66%. Given High Tide’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe High Tide is more favorable than ICU Medical.

Volatility & Risk

ICU Medical has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, High Tide has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.1% of ICU Medical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of High Tide shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of ICU Medical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of High Tide shares are held by 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.

Summary

ICU Medical beats High Tide on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ICU Medical

ICU Medical, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells medical devices used in infusion therapy, vascular access, and vital care applications worldwide. Its infusion therapy products include needlefree products under the MicroClave, MicroClave Clear, and NanoClave brands; Neutron catheter patency devices; ChemoClave and ChemoLock closed system transfer devices, which are used to limit the escape of hazardous drugs or vapor concentrations, block the transfer of environmental contaminants into the system, and eliminates the risk of needlestick injury; Tego needle free connectors; Deltec GRIPPER non-coring needles for portal access; and ClearGuard, SwabCap, and SwabTip disinfection caps. The company provides IV therapy and diluents, such as sodium chloride, dextrose, balanced electrolyte solutions, lactated ringer's, ringer's, mannitol, sodium chloride/dextrose, and sterile water; and irrigation solutions comprising sodium chloride and sterile water irrigation, physiologic solutions, ringer's irrigation, acetic acid irrigation, glycine irrigation, sorbitol-mannitol irrigation, flexible containers, and pour bottle options. It offers infusion pumps under the Plum 360 and Plum Duo brands; ambulatory and syringe infusion hardware products; IV mediation safety software, including ICU Medical MedNet, an enterprise-class medication management platform; LifeShield and PharmGuard medication infusion safety software; hemodynamic monitoring products; anesthesia systems and devices, breathing circuits, ventilation, respiratory, and specialty airway products; temperature management solutions; anesthesia/pain management trays and components; and professional services. The company's customers include acute care hospitals, wholesalers, ambulatory clinics, and alternate site facilities, including outpatient clinics, home health care providers, and long-term care facilities. ICU Medical, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in San Clemente, California.

About High Tide

High Tide Inc. engages in the cannabis retail business in Canada, the United States, and internationally. The company operates through Retail and Wholesale segments. It operates licensed retail cannabis stores; and provides data analytics services. In addition, the company manufactures and distributes consumption accessories. Further, it sells its products through online sales via e-commerce platform. The company offers its products under the Daily High Club, DankStop, FABCBD, GC, Nuleaf, Smoke Cartel, and Blessed CBD brands. The company was formerly known as High Tide Ventures Inc. and changed its name to High Tide Inc. in October 2018. High Tide Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.