Fortrea (NASDAQ:FTRE – Get Free Report) and Psychemedics (NASDAQ:PMD – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Fortrea and Psychemedics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Fortrea | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Psychemedics | -18.39% | -48.68% | -26.77% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
32.1% of Psychemedics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Fortrea shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Psychemedics shares are held by company 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.
Valuation & Earnings
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Fortrea | $3.11 billion | 1.05 | -$3.40 million | N/A | N/A |
Psychemedics | $22.10 million | 0.69 | -$4.15 million | ($0.72) | -3.64 |
Fortrea has higher revenue and earnings than Psychemedics.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Fortrea and Psychemedics, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Fortrea | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.38 |
Psychemedics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Fortrea presently has a consensus target price of $37.29, suggesting a potential upside of 1.90%. Given Fortrea’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fortrea is more favorable than Psychemedics.
Summary
Fortrea beats Psychemedics on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Fortrea
Fortrea Holdings Inc., a contract research organization, primarily engages in the provision of biopharmaceutical product and medical device development services worldwide. The company operates through two segments: Clinical Services and Enabling Services. The Clinical Services segment provides across the clinical pharmacology and clinical development spectrum. The Enabling Services segment provides patient access and clinical trial technology solutions to customers that streamline complex randomization and optimize the trial drug supply process. The company offers delivery models that include full service, functional service provider, and hybrid service structures. It also offers phase I-IV clinical trial management, differentiated technology enabled trial solutions, and post approval services, as well as consulting services. The company serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device organizations. Fortrea Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.
About Psychemedics
Psychemedics Corporation provides testing services for the detection of drugs of abuse through the analysis of hair samples in the United States and internationally. The company offers screening and confirmation by mass spectrometry using industry-accepted practices for cocaine, marijuana, and PCP; amphetamines, including ecstasy, eve, and Adderall; opiates, such as heroin, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone, oxymorphone, and codeine; synthetic cannabinoids comprising K2, Spice, and Blaze; benzodiazepines consisting of Xanax, Valium, and Ativan; and nicotine, Fentanyl, and alcohol. Its testing results provide quantitative information that could indicate the approximate amount of drug ingested, as well as historical data that could show a pattern of individual drug use over a longer period-of-time. The company offers its services to employers for applicant and employee testing; and treatment professionals, law enforcement agencies, school administrators, and parents concerned about their children's drug use. Psychemedics Corporation was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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