Agilon Health (NYSE:AGL – Get Free Report) and Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOV – Get 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 |
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
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
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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