P3 Health Partners (NASDAQ:PIII – Get Free Report) and Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares P3 Health Partners and Molina Healthcare’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| P3 Health Partners | -6.55% | N/A | -16.40% |
| Molina Healthcare | -0.02% | 3.73% | 0.97% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares P3 Health Partners and Molina Healthcare”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| P3 Health Partners | $1.46 billion | 0.04 | -$147.95 million | ($33.00) | -0.26 |
| Molina Healthcare | $45.43 billion | 0.23 | $472.00 million | ($0.18) | -1,134.12 |
Molina Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than P3 Health Partners. Molina Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than P3 Health Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for P3 Health Partners and Molina Healthcare, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| P3 Health Partners | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Molina Healthcare | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2.06 |
P3 Health Partners presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 101.66%. Molina Healthcare has a consensus price target of $202.44, suggesting a potential downside of 0.83%. Given P3 Health Partners’ higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe P3 Health Partners is more favorable than Molina Healthcare.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
7.7% of P3 Health Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Molina Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of P3 Health Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Molina Healthcare 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
P3 Health Partners has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molina Healthcare has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Molina Healthcare beats P3 Health Partners on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About P3 Health Partners
P3 Health Partners Inc., a patient-centered and physician-led population health management company, provides superior care services in the United States. It operates clinics and wellness centers. P3 Health Partners Inc. was founded in 2020 and is based in Henderson, Nevada.
About Molina Healthcare
Molina Healthcare, Inc. provides managed healthcare services to low-income families and individuals under the Medicaid and Medicare programs and through the state insurance marketplaces. It operates in four segments: Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace, and Other. The company served in across 19 states. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.
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