Head-To-Head Comparison: SBC Medical Group (NASDAQ:SBC) & Life Healthcare Group (OTCMKTS:LTGHY)

SBC Medical Group (NASDAQ:SBC) and Life Healthcare Group (OTCMKTS:LTGHY) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

60.8% of SBC Medical Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 81.7% of SBC Medical Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for SBC Medical Group and Life Healthcare Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SBC Medical Group	1	0	2	0	2.33
Life Healthcare Group	0	1	0	0	2.00

SBC Medical Group currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 132.24%. Given SBC Medical Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SBC Medical Group is more favorable than Life Healthcare Group.

Profitability

This table compares SBC Medical Group and Life Healthcare Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SBC Medical Group	27.99%	18.47%	13.10%
Life Healthcare Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SBC Medical Group and Life Healthcare Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SBC Medical Group	$173.61 million	2.16	$50.99 million	$0.47	7.79
Life Healthcare Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SBC Medical Group has higher revenue and earnings than Life Healthcare Group.

Summary

SBC Medical Group beats Life Healthcare Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SBC Medical Group

SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, provides services to support the operation of clinics which deliver specialized medical services in the areas of cosmetic medicine, esthetic dentistry and Androgenetic Alopecia or AGA, primarily in Japan and centered on the SBC Shonan Beauty Clinic Brand. SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, formerly known as Pono Capital Two Inc., is based in TOKYO.

About Life Healthcare Group

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates private hospitals in South Africa, Canada, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and Internationally. It operates through two segments, Hospitals and Complementary Services; and Healthcare Services. The company provides range of acute hospitals and complementary services; Life Esidimeni services, such as chronic mental healthcare, frail care rehabilitation, step-down care, correctional services, and primary healthcare and substance abuse recovery programs; and life employee health solutions, including on-site occupational and primary healthcare services and employee wellness programs. It also offers services in the areas of diagnostics, mental health, acute rehabilitation, renal dialysis, oncology, cardiology, neurology, orthopedic, pediatric, dermatology, ophthalmology, gynecology, and obstetric. In addition, the company provides diagnostic imaging services; magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography scanners; develops, manufactures, and distributes radiopharmaceuticals for use in positron emission tomography-computerized tomography (PET-CT) diagnostics. The company was formerly known as Afrox Healthcare Limited and changed its name to Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited in January 2005. Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.