American Well (NYSE:AMWL – Get Free Report) and MSP Recovery (NASDAQ:MSPR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
56.1% of American Well shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of MSP Recovery shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of American Well shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.5% of MSP Recovery shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
American Well has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MSP Recovery has a beta of -2.93, suggesting that its stock price is 393% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Well | -42.80% | -39.80% | -29.38% |
| MSP Recovery | -7,328.48% | -326.80% | -81.27% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for American Well and MSP Recovery, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Well | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| MSP Recovery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
American Well currently has a consensus target price of $7.58, suggesting a potential upside of 68.14%. Given American Well’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Well is more favorable than MSP Recovery.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares American Well and MSP Recovery”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Well | $254.36 million | 0.29 | -$208.14 million | ($7.20) | -0.63 |
| MSP Recovery | $9.81 million | 0.08 | -$360.50 million | ($572.83) | 0.00 |
American Well has higher revenue and earnings than MSP Recovery. American Well is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSP Recovery, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
American Well beats MSP Recovery on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Well
American Well Corporation, an enterprise platform and software company, delivers digitally enabling hybrid care in the United States and internationally. The company offers Converge, a cloud-based platform that enables health providers, payers, and innovators to provide in-person, virtual and automated care; and delivers virtual primary care, post-discharge follow-up, chronic condition management, virtual nursing, e-sitting, on-demand and scheduled virtual visits, specialty consults, automated care, and behavioral health, as well as specialty care programs, including dermatology, musculoskeletal care, second opinion, and cardiometabolic care to patients and members. It provides Carepoint devices comprising carts, peripherals, tablets, and TVs, which serve as digital access points in clinical settings. In addition, the company offers Amwell Medical Group network services consisting of primary and urgent care, behavioral health therapy, acute psychiatry, lactation counseling, and nutrition services. Further, it provides professional services to facilitate implementation, workflow design, systems integration, and service expansion for its products, as well as patient and provider engagement services. The company sells its products through field sales professionals, channel partners, and value-added resellers. American Well Corporation was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
About MSP Recovery
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.
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