Head-To-Head Survey: MSP Recovery (LIFW) & The Competition

MSP Recovery (NASDAQ:LIFW) is one of 143 publicly-traded companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare MSP Recovery to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.8% of MSP Recovery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of MSP Recovery shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for MSP Recovery and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSP Recovery	0	0	0	0	N/A
MSP Recovery Competitors	727	3836	5459	113	2.49

As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 30.67%. Given MSP Recovery’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MSP Recovery has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares MSP Recovery and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSP Recovery	$9.71 million	-$56.35 million	-0.11
MSP Recovery Competitors	$929.65 million	$13.03 million	-9.63

MSP Recovery’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than MSP Recovery. MSP Recovery is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares MSP Recovery and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSP Recovery	-724.07%	-3.70%	-1.76%
MSP Recovery Competitors	-122.21%	-1,851.38%	-7.97%

Risk & Volatility

MSP Recovery has a beta of -2.21, meaning that its stock price is 321% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MSP Recovery’s rivals have a beta of 1.21, meaning that their average stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MSP Recovery rivals beat MSP Recovery on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

MSP Recovery Company Profile

MSP Recovery, Inc., doing business as LifeWallet, operates as a healthcare recovery and data analytics company in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company offers claims recovery services, including services to related parties or third parties to assist entities with pursuit of claims recovery rights. It also provides LifeWallet, a scalable and expandable data ecosystem where tokenized data is stored in a platform with multiple applications, including LifeWallet EHR for hospitals, medical providers, major medical laboratories, and governmental entities that gather and store electronic health records; Chase to Pay, a real-time, or near real-time analytics driven platform that identifies the proper primary payer at the point of care; LifeChain which is in development in order to tokenize healthcare claims and patient records using blockchain technology; LifeWallet 911 which is in development for utilization by emergency service organizations; LifeWallet Legal; LifeWallet Health; and LifeWallet Sports which connected brands with college athletes. MSP Recovery, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.