Alignment Healthcare (ALHC) & Its Rivals Head to Head Comparison

Alignment Healthcare (NASDAQ:ALHC) is one of 233 publicly-traded companies in the “Healthcare Providers & Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Alignment Healthcare to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

86.2% of Alignment Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of shares of all “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Alignment Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of shares of all “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Alignment Healthcare and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alignment Healthcare	1	6	6	0	2.38
Alignment Healthcare Competitors	1867	7737	13361	823	2.55

Alignment Healthcare currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 82.53%. As a group, “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies have a potential upside of 12.97%. Given Alignment Healthcare’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Alignment Healthcare is more favorable than its peers.

Risk & Volatility

Alignment Healthcare has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alignment Healthcare’s peers have a beta of 0.98, meaning that their average share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Alignment Healthcare and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alignment Healthcare	0.59%	12.46%	2.36%
Alignment Healthcare Competitors	-8.06%	-138.13%	-1.54%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Alignment Healthcare and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alignment Healthcare	$3.95 billion	-$720,000.00	59.00
Alignment Healthcare Competitors	$21.44 billion	$301.67 million	7.14

Alignment Healthcare’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Alignment Healthcare. Alignment Healthcare is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Alignment Healthcare beats its peers on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Alignment Healthcare Company Profile

Alignment Healthcare, Inc. is a technology-enabled healthcare company focused primarily on serving older adults through Medicare Advantage plans. Its health plans, offered under the Alignment Health Plan name, combine insurance coverage with care coordination and support intended to address members’ medical and everyday health needs. The company uses a care model that includes personalized care teams, member support and technology to help coordinate services across providers. Its Medicare Advantage offerings include plan options such as HMO and PPO products, with availability and benefits varying by location.