Pacific Health Care Organization (OTCMKTS:PFHO) versus DocGo (NASDAQ:DCGO) Financial Contrast

Pacific Health Care Organization (OTCMKTS:PFHO) and DocGo (NASDAQ:DCGO) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pacific Health Care Organization and DocGo”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pacific Health Care Organization	$6.72 million	1.58	$1.39 million	$0.11	7.55
DocGo	$322.20 million	0.21	-$182.40 million	($1.91)	-0.35

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

Profitability

This table compares Pacific Health Care Organization and DocGo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pacific Health Care Organization	20.16%	9.95%	9.58%
DocGo	-62.23%	-44.09%	-29.14%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Pacific Health Care Organization and DocGo, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pacific Health Care Organization	0	0	0	0	0.00
DocGo	1	2	3	0	2.33

DocGo has a consensus price target of $2.38, indicating a potential upside of 254.48%. Given DocGo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DocGo is more favorable than Pacific Health Care Organization.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.4% of DocGo shares are held by institutional investors. 61.6% of Pacific Health Care Organization shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of DocGo shares are held 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.

Volatility & Risk

Pacific Health Care Organization has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DocGo has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pacific Health Care Organization beats DocGo on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pacific Health Care Organization

Pacific Health Care Organization, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty workers' compensation cost containment company in the United States. It is involved in managing and administering health care organizations (HCOs) and medical provider networks (MPNs). The company also provides claims-related services, including utilization review, medical case management, medical bill review, employee advocate services, workers' compensation carve-outs, expert witness testimony, and Medicare set-aside services. It serves insurers, third party administrators, self-administered employers, municipalities, and other industries. The company was formerly known as Clear Air, Inc. and changed its name to Pacific Health Care Organization, Inc. in January 2001. Pacific Health Care Organization, Inc. was incorporated in 1970 and is based in Irvine, California.

About DocGo

DocGo Inc. provides mobile health and medical transportation services for various health care providers in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company's transportation services include emergency response services; and non-emergency transport services comprise ambulance and wheelchair transportation services. It also offers mobile health services through its platform that are performed at home, offices, and other locations; event services, which include on-site healthcare support at sporting events and concerts; and total care management solutions comprising healthcare services and ancillary services, such as shelter. DocGo Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.