Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX – Get Free Report) and BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSG – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
Risk & Volatility
Nutex Health has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightSpring Health Services has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Nutex Health and BrightSpring Health Services”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nutex Health | $846.72 million | 1.78 | $70.79 million | $25.47 | 8.63 |
| BrightSpring Health Services | $12.91 billion | 0.98 | $190.67 million | $1.66 | 38.58 |
BrightSpring Health Services has higher revenue and earnings than Nutex Health. Nutex Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BrightSpring Health Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
5.3% of Nutex Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.7% of Nutex Health shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of BrightSpring Health Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Nutex Health and BrightSpring Health Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nutex Health | 21.25% | 39.74% | 18.91% |
| BrightSpring Health Services | 2.55% | 16.73% | 5.24% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Nutex Health and BrightSpring Health Services, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nutex Health | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
| BrightSpring Health Services | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3.00 |
Nutex Health presently has a consensus target price of $317.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.53%. BrightSpring Health Services has a consensus target price of $70.71, suggesting a potential upside of 10.41%. Given Nutex Health’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nutex Health is more favorable than BrightSpring Health Services.
Summary
Nutex Health beats BrightSpring Health Services on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nutex Health
Nutex Health Inc. operates as a physician-led, healthcare services, and operations company. It operates through three segments: Hospital, Population Health Management (PHM), and Real Estate. The PHM segment establishes and operates independent physician associations; and offers a cloud-based platform for healthcare organizations to provide value-based care and population health management. The Real Estate segment owns and owns and leases land and hospital building. The Hospital segment develops and operates a network of micro-hospitals, specialty hospitals and hospital outpatient departments which offers 24/7 care. It also provides operational and managerial services, including management, billing, collections, human resources and recruiting, legal, accounting, and marketing. In addition, the company offers healthcare services, including emergency room care, inpatient care, and behavioral health, as well as onsite imaging, such as CT scan, X-ray, MRI, ultrasound, etc.; certified and accredited laboratories; and onsite inpatient pharmacies. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Houston, Texas.
About BrightSpring Health Services
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. operates a home and community-based healthcare services platform in the United States. The company's platform focuses on delivering pharmacy and provider services, including clinical and supportive care in home and community settings to Medicare, Medicaid, and insured populations. It serves patients through clinical providers and pharmacists. The company was formerly known as Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. and changed its name to BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. in May 2021. BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
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