Head-To-Head Contrast: MSP Recovery (MSPR) versus Its Rivals

MSP Recovery (NASDAQ:MSPR) is one of 60 publicly-traded companies in the “MEDICAL INFO SYS” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare MSP Recovery to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.8% of MSP Recovery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.3% of shares of all “MEDICAL INFO SYS” companies are held by institutional investors. 50.5% of MSP Recovery shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of shares of all “MEDICAL INFO SYS” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for MSP Recovery and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSP Recovery	1	0	0	0	1.00
MSP Recovery Competitors	383	812	1937	30	2.51

As a group, “MEDICAL INFO SYS” companies have a potential upside of 21.43%. Given MSP Recovery’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MSP Recovery has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares MSP Recovery and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSP Recovery	-4,375.62%	-326.80%	-61.32%
MSP Recovery Competitors	-319.54%	-81.32%	-22.59%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares MSP Recovery and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSP Recovery	$13.28 million	-$360.50 million	-0.01
MSP Recovery Competitors	$684.92 million	-$62.32 million	1.96

MSP Recovery’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than MSP Recovery. MSP Recovery 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.

Volatility & Risk

MSP Recovery has a beta of -2.53, indicating that its share price is 353% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MSP Recovery’s peers have a beta of 1.98, indicating that their average share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MSP Recovery peers beat MSP Recovery on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

MSP Recovery Company Profile

MSP Recovery, Inc. engages in the development of healthcare recoveries and data analytics software. It also focuses on the identification and recoveries of improper payments made by Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance spaces using data and analytics. The company was founded by John H. Ruiz, Frank C. Quesada, and Diana Diaz on July 8, 2014 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.