Alignment Healthcare (NASDAQ:ALHC – Get Free Report) and CorVel (NASDAQ:CRVL – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Alignment Healthcare and CorVel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Alignment Healthcare | 0.89% | 20.02% | 3.46% |
| CorVel | 11.72% | 29.92% | 17.82% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Alignment Healthcare and CorVel, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Alignment Healthcare | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2.64 |
| CorVel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Volatility & Risk
Alignment Healthcare has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CorVel has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
86.2% of Alignment Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of CorVel shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Alignment Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.7% of CorVel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Alignment Healthcare and CorVel”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Alignment Healthcare | $3.95 billion | 0.43 | -$720,000.00 | $0.19 | 43.38 |
| CorVel | $958.53 million | 3.96 | $110.34 million | $2.25 | 33.05 |
CorVel has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alignment Healthcare. CorVel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alignment Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
About Alignment Healthcare
Alignment Healthcare, Inc., a tech-enabled Medicare advantage company, operates consumer-centric health care platform for seniors in the United States. It provides customized health care designed to meet the needs of a diverse array of seniors through its Medicare advantage plans. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Orange, California.
About CorVel
CorVel Corporation provides workers’ compensation, auto, liability, and health solutions. It applies technology, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing to enhance the managing of episodes of care and the related health care costs. The company also offers network solutions services, including automated medical fee auditing, preferred provider management and reimbursement, retrospective utilization review, facility claim review, professional review, pharmacy, directed care, clearinghouse, independent medical examination, and inpatient medical bill review services, as well as Medicare solutions. In addition, it provides a range of patient management services, such as claims management, case management, 24/7 nurse triage, utilization management, vocational rehabilitation, and life care planning, as well as processing of claims for self-insured payors with respect to property and casualty insurance. The company offers solutions to employers, third party administrators, insurance companies, and government agencies to assist them in managing the medical costs and monitoring the quality of care associated with healthcare claims. CorVel Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.
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