PACS Group (NYSE:PACS – Get Free Report) and Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
76.8% of Teladoc Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Teladoc Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for PACS Group and Teladoc Health, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PACS Group | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Teladoc Health | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2.37 |
Risk and Volatility
PACS Group has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teladoc Health has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares PACS Group and Teladoc Health”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PACS Group | $3.11 billion | 0.62 | $112.87 million | $0.31 | 40.94 |
| Teladoc Health | $2.57 billion | 0.65 | -$1.00 billion | ($1.19) | -7.97 |
PACS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Teladoc Health. Teladoc Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PACS Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares PACS Group and Teladoc Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PACS Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Teladoc Health | -8.16% | -10.13% | -4.43% |
Summary
PACS Group beats Teladoc Health on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PACS Group
PACS Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities in the United States. The company also provides senior care and independent facilities. It engages in the acquisition, ownership, and leasing of health care-related properties. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Farmington, Utah.
About Teladoc Health
Teladoc Health, Inc. provides virtual healthcare services worldwide. The company operates through Teladoc Health Integrated Care and BetterHelp segments. The Integrated Care segment offers virtual medical services, including general medical, expert medical, specialty medical, chronic condition management, and mental health, as well as enabling technologies and enterprise telehealth solutions for hospitals and health systems. The BetterHelp segment operates a mental health platform that provides online counseling and therapy services through website, mobile applications, phones, and text-based interactions by its licensed clinicians. The company offers its products and services under the Teladoc, Livongo, and BetterHelp brands. It serves employers, health plans, hospitals and health systems, and insurance and financial services companies, as well as individual members. The company was formerly known as Teladoc, Inc. and changed its name to Teladoc Health, Inc. in August 2018. Teladoc Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.
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