AirSculpt Technologies (AIRS) vs. Its Competitors Critical Comparison

AirSculpt Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRS) is one of 233 publicly-traded companies in the “Healthcare Providers & Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare AirSculpt Technologies to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for AirSculpt Technologies and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AirSculpt Technologies	1	0	1	0	2.00
AirSculpt Technologies Competitors	1877	7751	13384	833	2.55

AirSculpt Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 228.55%. As a group, “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies have a potential upside of 13.45%. Given AirSculpt Technologies’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AirSculpt Technologies is more favorable than its peers.

Risk & Volatility

AirSculpt Technologies has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AirSculpt Technologies’ peers have a beta of 0.98, meaning that their average share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.5% of AirSculpt Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of shares of all “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 44.6% of AirSculpt Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of shares of all “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares AirSculpt Technologies and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AirSculpt Technologies	-6.36%	-9.43%	-4.94%
AirSculpt Technologies Competitors	-7.86%	-135.41%	-1.59%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares AirSculpt Technologies and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AirSculpt Technologies	$151.82 million	-$11.67 million	-6.44
AirSculpt Technologies Competitors	$21.44 billion	$301.67 million	-1.73

AirSculpt Technologies’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than AirSculpt Technologies. AirSculpt Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

AirSculpt Technologies peers beat AirSculpt Technologies on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

AirSculpt Technologies Company Profile

AirSculpt Technologies, Inc. provides elective body-contouring and aesthetic procedures through its Elite Body Sculpture centers. Its services include fat removal and fat transfer, using its branded AirSculpt technique, which is designed to remove fat through small entry points without traditional liposuction incisions. The company’s offerings also include procedures that use a patient’s own fat to enhance or reshape areas of the body. AirSculpt Technologies serves patients through centers in the United States and Canada.