Critical Survey: Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) versus VSee Health (NASDAQ:VSEE)

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) and VSee Health (NASDAQ:VSEE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pinterest and VSee Health”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pinterest	$3.65 billion	5.05	$1.86 billion	$2.88	9.39
VSee Health	$10.42 million	0.34	-$57.70 million	($1.10)	-0.89

Pinterest has higher revenue and earnings than VSee Health. VSee Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinterest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Pinterest and VSee Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinterest	48.99%	8.20%	7.26%
VSee Health	-461.61%	-146.51%	-109.08%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Pinterest and VSee Health, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinterest	0	8	22	1	2.77
VSee Health	1	0	0	1	2.50

Pinterest currently has a consensus price target of $39.55, indicating a potential upside of 46.19%. VSee Health has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 411.14%. Given VSee Health’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VSee Health is more favorable than Pinterest.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.8% of Pinterest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of VSee Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Pinterest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of VSee Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pinterest beats VSee Health on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pinterest

Pinterest, Inc. operates as a visual search and discovery platform in the United States and internationally. Its platform allows people to find ideas, such as recipes, home and style inspiration, and others; and to search, save, and shop the ideas. The company was formerly known as Cold Brew Labs Inc. and changed its name to Pinterest, Inc. in April 2012. Pinterest, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About VSee Health

VSee Health, Inc. is a no-code or low-code software as a service (SaaS) platform that enables clinicians and enterprises to create their telehealth workflows without programming. It engages in providing timely, quality healthcare to patients regardless of geographical barriers. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.