Contrasting Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOV) and Agilon Health (NYSE:AGL)

Agilon Health (NYSE:AGLGet Free Report) and Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOVGet Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Agilon Health and Clover Health Investments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Agilon Health -3.92% -119.38% -16.85%
Clover Health Investments -0.74% -4.20% -2.28%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Agilon Health and Clover Health Investments, as provided by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Agilon Health 2 7 5 0 2.21
Clover Health Investments 1 3 1 0 2.00

Agilon Health presently has a consensus price target of $97.70, indicating a potential upside of 10.92%. Clover Health Investments has a consensus price target of $4.33, indicating a potential upside of 1.72%. Given Agilon Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Agilon Health is more favorable than Clover Health Investments.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Agilon Health and Clover Health Investments”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Agilon Health $5.93 billion 0.25 -$391.35 million ($14.27) -6.17
Clover Health Investments $1.92 billion 1.18 -$85.55 million ($0.05) -85.20

Clover Health Investments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Agilon Health. Clover Health Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agilon Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.8% of Clover Health Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Agilon Health shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.5% of Clover Health Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Agilon Health has a beta of 3.02, suggesting that its stock price is 202% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clover Health Investments has a beta of 2.47, suggesting that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Clover Health Investments beats Agilon Health on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Agilon Health

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agilon health, inc. provides healthcare services for seniors through primary care physicians in the communities of the United States. It offers a platform that manages the total healthcare needs of the patients by subscription-like per-member per-month. The company was formerly known as Agilon Health Topco, Inc. and changed its name to agilon health, inc. in March 2021. agilon health, inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Austin, Texas.

About Clover Health Investments

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Clover Health Investments, Corp. provides medicare advantage plans in the United States. It operates through two segments: Insurance and Non-Insurance. It also offers Clover Assistant, a cloud-based software platform, that enables physicians to detect, identify, and manage chronic diseases earlier; and access to data-driven and personalized insights for the patients they treat. Clover Health Investments, Corp. is based in Franklin, Tennessee.

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