Talkspace (NASDAQ:TALK – Get Free Report) and SBC Medical Group (NASDAQ:SBC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
57.4% of Talkspace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.8% of SBC Medical Group shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Talkspace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 81.7% of SBC Medical Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Talkspace and SBC Medical Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Talkspace | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| SBC Medical Group | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
Volatility and Risk
Talkspace has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SBC Medical Group has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Talkspace and SBC Medical Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Talkspace | $228.87 million | 3.84 | $7.79 million | N/A | N/A |
| SBC Medical Group | $173.61 million | 2.46 | $50.99 million | $0.47 | 8.83 |
SBC Medical Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Talkspace.
Profitability
This table compares Talkspace and SBC Medical Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Talkspace | 0.08% | 0.17% | 0.14% |
| SBC Medical Group | 27.99% | 18.47% | 13.10% |
Summary
SBC Medical Group beats Talkspace on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Talkspace
Talkspace, Inc. operates as a virtual behavioral healthcare company in the United States. The company offers psychotherapy and psychiatry services through its platform to individuals, enterprises, and health plans and employee assistance programs. It provides text, audio, and video-based psychotherapy from licensed therapists. The company offers Talkspace Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Talkspace Behavioral Health plan (BH) that provides online therapy to members through BH and EAP offerings; and Talkspace for Business for members to access its platform services on a benefit plan paid by the enterprise. It serves its platform through third-party platforms or marketplace, such as Apple App Store and Google Play App Store. Talkspace, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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.
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