Analyzing Ascendant Solutions (OTCMKTS:MYDP) and LifeMD (NASDAQ:LFMD)

Ascendant Solutions (OTCMKTS:MYDP) and LifeMD (NASDAQ:LFMD) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ascendant Solutions and LifeMD”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ascendant Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LifeMD	$193.33 million	1.24	$14.35 million	$0.05	99.30

LifeMD has higher revenue and earnings than Ascendant Solutions.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Ascendant Solutions and LifeMD, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ascendant Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
LifeMD	1	1	8	0	2.70

LifeMD has a consensus price target of $9.14, indicating a potential upside of 84.15%. Given LifeMD’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LifeMD is more favorable than Ascendant Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Ascendant Solutions and LifeMD’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascendant Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
LifeMD	2.37%	-150.88%	-22.59%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

35.5% of LifeMD shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.6% of Ascendant Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of LifeMD shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

LifeMD beats Ascendant Solutions on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ascendant Solutions

Dougherty's Pharmacy, Inc. focuses on acquiring, managing, and growing community based pharmacies in the Southwest Region of the United States. Its flagship store is Dougherty's Pharmacy, a turn-key multi-service pharmacy located in Dallas, Texas. The company was formerly known as Ascendant Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to Dougherty's Pharmacy, Inc. in May 2017. Dougherty's Pharmacy, Inc. was founded in 1929 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

About LifeMD

LifeMD, Inc. operates as a direct-to-patient telehealth company that connects consumers to healthcare professionals for medical care in the United States. The company offers telehealth platform comprising RexMD, a men's telehealth brand that provides access to virtual medical treatment for a variety of men's health needs from licensed physician; ShapiroMD that provides virtual medical treatment, prescription medications, patented doctor formulated OTC products, topical compounded medications, and medical devices treating male and female hair loss; NavaMD, a female-oriented tele-dermatology that offers virtual medical treatment from dermatologists and other providers; and prescription oral and compounded topical medications to treat aging and acne; and Cleared which provides personalized treatments for allergy, asthma and immunology, including in-home tests for both environmental and food allergies, prescriptions for allergies and asthma and immunotherapies for treating chronic allergies. It also provides LifeMD PC, a direct-to-consumer virtual primary care which includes 24/7 access to a provider for their primary care, urgent care, and chronic care needs; and offers virtual consultations and treatment, prescription medications, diagnostics and imaging, wellness coaching, and more. In addition, the company offers PDFSimpli, an online software as a service platform that allows users to create, edit, convert, sign, and share PDF documents; ResumeBuild which provides digital resume and cover letter services; SignSimpli, a digital signature platform; and LegalSimpli, a provider of legal forms for consumers and small businesses. It sells its products directly to consumers and through e-commerce platforms, as well as through third party partner channels. The company was formerly known as Conversion Labs, Inc. and changed its name to LifeMD, Inc. in February 2021. LifeMD, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in New York, New York.