Reviewing Agilon Health (NYSE:AGL) and Zicix (OTCMKTS:ZICXD)

Zicix (OTCMKTS:ZICXD) and Agilon Health (NYSE:AGL) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Zicix and Agilon Health”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zicix	N/A	N/A	N/A	($100.14)	-0.00
Agilon Health	$5.93 billion	0.36	-$391.35 million	($21.56)	-6.00

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

Volatility and Risk

Zicix has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilon Health has a beta of 2.98, suggesting that its share price is 198% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Zicix and Agilon Health, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zicix	0	0	0	0	0.00
Agilon Health	2	7	5	0	2.21

Agilon Health has a consensus price target of $64.00, indicating a potential downside of 50.56%. Given Agilon Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Agilon Health is more favorable than Zicix.

Profitability

This table compares Zicix and Agilon Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zicix	N/A	N/A	N/A
Agilon Health	-6.09%	-146.03%	-24.55%

Summary

Agilon Health beats Zicix on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Zicix

Zicix Corporation, through its subsidiary, Texas Mobile Health, Inc., provides diagnostic medical imaging services in Houston, Texas. It offers cardiac diagnostic services, including echocardiogram, stress testing, carotid ultrasound, and halter and event monitoring services; medical services, such as general medical care, medical care for home health patients, general and immigration physicals, weight reduction, cold laser pain relief treatment, physical therapy, and anti-aging treatment; and MRI, CT, and X-Ray services. The company was formerly known as Bederra Corporation and changed its name to Zicix Corporation on February 8, 2011. Zicix Corporation was founded in 1979 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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.