Head to Head Analysis: The OLB Group (NASDAQ:OLB) and American Well (NYSE:AMWL)

The OLB Group (NASDAQ:OLB) and American Well (NYSE:AMWL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares The OLB Group and American Well”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The OLB Group	$12.84 million	0.23	-$23.18 million	($4.85)	-0.26
American Well	$261.68 million	0.45	-$208.14 million	($10.19)	-0.74

The OLB Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Well. American Well is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The OLB Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for The OLB Group and American Well, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The OLB Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
American Well	0	5	1	0	2.17

American Well has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.45%. Given American Well’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Well is more favorable than The OLB Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.8% of The OLB Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.0% of American Well shares are held by institutional investors. 38.8% of The OLB Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of American Well 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.

Risk and Volatility

The OLB Group has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Well has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares The OLB Group and American Well’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The OLB Group	-155.02%	-258.34%	-140.87%
American Well	-81.83%	-56.73%	-42.15%

Summary

American Well beats The OLB Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The OLB Group

The OLB Group, Inc. is a diversified fintech e-commerce merchant services provider and Bitcoin crypto mining enterprise. The Company’s eCommerce platform delivers e-commerce services for a digital commerce solution to over 10,500 merchants in all 50 states. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, DMINT, Inc, is engaged in the mining of Bitcoin utilizing low carbon natural gas with over 1,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-based S19j Pro 96T mining computers. www.olb.com and www.olb.com/investors-data.

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.