LifeMD (NASDAQ:LFMD – Get Free Report) and U.S. Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for LifeMD and U.S. Physical Therapy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LifeMD | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.70 |
| U.S. Physical Therapy | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.86 |
LifeMD currently has a consensus price target of $7.57, indicating a potential upside of 135.14%. U.S. Physical Therapy has a consensus price target of $98.25, indicating a potential upside of 19.40%. Given LifeMD’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe LifeMD is more favorable than U.S. Physical Therapy.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares LifeMD and U.S. Physical Therapy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LifeMD | $194.05 million | 0.80 | $14.35 million | ($0.05) | -64.40 |
| U.S. Physical Therapy | $780.99 million | 1.57 | $39.58 million | $0.17 | 484.05 |
U.S. Physical Therapy has higher revenue and earnings than LifeMD. LifeMD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Physical Therapy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares LifeMD and U.S. Physical Therapy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LifeMD | 0.10% | -168.23% | -31.27% |
| U.S. Physical Therapy | 3.97% | 9.39% | 3.65% |
Risk & Volatility
LifeMD has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Physical Therapy has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
U.S. Physical Therapy beats LifeMD on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About LifeMD
LifeMD, Inc. operates as a direct-to-patient telehealth company that connects consumers to healthcare professionals for medical care in the United States. The company offers telehealth platform comprising RexMD, a men's telehealth brand that provides access to virtual medical treatment for a variety of men's health needs from licensed physician; ShapiroMD that provides virtual medical treatment, prescription medications, patented doctor formulated OTC products, topical compounded medications, and medical devices treating male and female hair loss; NavaMD, a female-oriented tele-dermatology that offers virtual medical treatment from dermatologists and other providers; and prescription oral and compounded topical medications to treat aging and acne; and Cleared which provides personalized treatments for allergy, asthma and immunology, including in-home tests for both environmental and food allergies, prescriptions for allergies and asthma and immunotherapies for treating chronic allergies. It also provides LifeMD PC, a direct-to-consumer virtual primary care which includes 24/7 access to a provider for their primary care, urgent care, and chronic care needs; and offers virtual consultations and treatment, prescription medications, diagnostics and imaging, wellness coaching, and more. In addition, the company offers PDFSimpli, an online software as a service platform that allows users to create, edit, convert, sign, and share PDF documents; ResumeBuild which provides digital resume and cover letter services; SignSimpli, a digital signature platform; and LegalSimpli, a provider of legal forms for consumers and small businesses. It sells its products directly to consumers and through e-commerce platforms, as well as through third party partner channels. The company was formerly known as Conversion Labs, Inc. and changed its name to LifeMD, Inc. in February 2021. LifeMD, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About U.S. Physical Therapy
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. operates outpatient physical therapy clinics. The company operates through Physical Therapy Operations and Industrial Injury Prevention Services segments. The company provides pre-and post-operative care and treatment for orthopedic-related disorders, sports-related injuries, preventative care, rehabilitation of injured workers, and neurological-related injuries. It offers industrial injury prevention services, including onsite injury prevention and rehabilitation, performance optimization, post-offer employment testing, functional capacity evaluations, and ergonomic assessments through physical therapists and specialized certified athletic trainers for Fortune 500 companies, and other clients comprising insurers and their contractors. U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is based in Houston, Texas.
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