Financial Comparison: Weave Communications (NYSE:WEAV) versus MedPeer,Inc. (OTCMKTS:MDPEF)

MedPeer,Inc. (OTCMKTS:MDPEF) and Weave Communications (NYSE:WEAV) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares MedPeer,Inc. and Weave Communications”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MedPeer,Inc.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Weave Communications	$239.02 million	1.81	-$28.05 million	($0.25)	-21.68

MedPeer,Inc. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Weave Communications.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for MedPeer,Inc. and Weave Communications, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MedPeer,Inc.	0	0	0	0	0.00
Weave Communications	1	1	3	0	2.40

Weave Communications has a consensus price target of $8.33, suggesting a potential upside of 53.75%. Given Weave Communications’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Weave Communications is more favorable than MedPeer,Inc..

Profitability

This table compares MedPeer,Inc. and Weave Communications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MedPeer,Inc.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Weave Communications	-7.97%	-21.14%	-8.41%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

86.8% of Weave Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of Weave Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Weave Communications beats MedPeer,Inc. on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MedPeer,Inc.

MedPeer,Inc. offers services for doctors and pharmacists in Japan. The company develops various medical sites, such as MedPeer, a knowledge management tool where physician members can obtain various information centered on the collective knowledge of physicians; Yakubato, a medical institution based pharmacy reservation service; kakari, a family pharmacy support service; first call, a cloud-based health management service; Tonoel, a web service that allows health insurance union representatives, business office representatives, and industrial health staff to carry out tasks related to specific health guidance; kakari for Clinic, a family clinic support service; MedPeer Career, a physician career change/part-time job information site; Yakumed, a community site for pharmacists; Yakuchie for career and skill development of pharmacists; and Clinic Support, a physician practice and management support service. It also provides pharmaceutical companies with advertising space for ethical drugs and other products; research contracts, such as questionnaire surveys of doctors through the Internet from pharmaceutical companies, as well as dispatches contract MRs to pharmaceutical companies; DX services to medical institutions, including clinics and pharmacies that support operational efficiency at medical institutions and medical sites from chronic stages to home medical care; lifestyle guidance services face-to-face or online by a registered dietitian at the request of the health insurance association; online medical consultation, online industrial physician, stress check, and health checkup management services; and self-care services for general consumers, including pedometers and meal records. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

About Weave Communications

Weave Communications, Inc. provides a customer experience and payments software platform in the United States and Canada. Its platform enables small and medium-sized healthcare businesses to maximize the value of their patient interactions and minimize the time and effort spent on manual or mundane tasks. The company's products include Unified Phone Number; Customized Phone System, a smarter phone system to identify whether incoming calls are from new or current patients, provide information at every call, and manages heavy call times; Softphones to make and receive calls from anywhere with an internet connection; Text Messaging to communicate with patients; Missed Call Text to take action in real time upon notification of a missed call; Missed Text Auto-Reply; Team Chat, a group messaging solution that helps practitioners and their staff communicate with each other from their work stations; and Weave Mobile App; It also offers Weave Reviews and Respond Assistant to request, collect, monitor, and respond to reviews; Weave Email Marketing and Email Assistant; Text Connect to interact with their existing and potential patients online directly through their websites; Weave Payments, a payment processing solution; Practice Analytics provides real-time data on patient retention, appointment scheduling, treatment acceptance rates, and revenue generation; and Call Intelligence. In addition, the company provides Digital Forms to collect patient information; Insurance Verification that provides patient insurance plan details; and Scheduling to send automatic scheduling reminders through text message. It serves customers in dental, optometry, veterinary, medical, plastic surgery, physical therapy, medical spa, and other medical specialty industries. The company was formerly known as Recall Solutions, LLC and changed its name to Weave Communications, Inc. in October 2015. Weave Communications, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Lehi, Utah.