Universal Media Group (OTCMKTS:UMGP) & iRhythm Technologies (NASDAQ:IRTC) Critical Review

Universal Media Group (OTCMKTS:UMGP) and iRhythm Technologies (NASDAQ:IRTC) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Universal Media Group and iRhythm Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Media Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
iRhythm Technologies	-19.14%	-118.83%	-11.34%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Universal Media Group and iRhythm Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Media Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
iRhythm Technologies	0	2	9	0	2.82

iRhythm Technologies has a consensus price target of $115.55, indicating a potential downside of 3.38%. Given iRhythm Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe iRhythm Technologies is more favorable than Universal Media Group.

Volatility & Risk

Universal Media Group has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iRhythm Technologies has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Universal Media Group and iRhythm Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Universal Media Group	$30,000.00	35.99	-$350,000.00	($0.01)	-3.75
iRhythm Technologies	$591.84 million	6.32	-$123.41 million	($3.64)	-32.85

Universal Media Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than iRhythm Technologies. iRhythm Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Media Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Universal Media Group beats iRhythm Technologies on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Universal Media Group

Universal Media Group Inc., a media company, produces and distributes media content worldwide. It produces On The Mike, a TV show that primarily include celebrity interviews, music concerts, and other events. The company was formerly known as Dalton Industries Inc. and changed its name to Universal Media Group Inc. in January 2016. Universal Media Group Inc. was founded in 1971 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

About iRhythm Technologies

iRhythm Technologies, Inc., a digital healthcare company, engages in the design, development, and commercialization of device-based technology to provide ambulatory cardiac monitoring services to diagnose arrhythmias in the United States. It offers Zio services, an ambulatory monitoring solution, including long-term and short-term continuous monitoring and mobile cardiac telemetry monitoring services. The company also provides the Zio Monitor System, a prescription-only, remote electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring system that consists of a patch ECG monitor that records the electric signal from the heart continuously for up to 14 days and the Zio ECG Utilization Software System, which supports the capture and analysis of ECG data recorded by the Zio Monitor patch at the end of the wear period, including specific arrhythmia events detected by the ZEUS System; the Zio XT System is the previous generation of the Zio Monitor System and is a prescription-only, remote ECG monitoring system that consists of the Zio XT patch that records the electric signal from the heart continuously for up to 14 days; and the Zio AT system, a prescription-only, remote ECG monitoring system that similarly consists of the Zio AT patch that records the electric signal from the heart continuously for up to 14 days and the ZEUS System, but which also incorporates the Zio AT wireless gateway that provides connectivity between the Zio AT patch and the ZEUS System during the patient wear period. It has a development collaboration agreement with Verily Life Sciences LLC and Verity Ireland Limited to develop various next-generation atrial fibrillation screening, detection, or monitoring products. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.