United American Healthcare (OTCMKTS:UAHC – Get Free Report) and Joint (NASDAQ:JYNT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares United American Healthcare and Joint”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| United American Healthcare | N/A | N/A | $240,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| Joint | $51.90 million | 2.43 | -$5.80 million | ($0.33) | -24.94 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
76.9% of Joint shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of United American Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Joint shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
United American Healthcare has a beta of -1.49, meaning that its share price is 249% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Joint has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares United American Healthcare and Joint’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| United American Healthcare | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Joint | -7.02% | 0.60% | 0.16% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for United American Healthcare and Joint, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| United American Healthcare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joint | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Joint has a consensus target price of $16.33, indicating a potential upside of 98.46%. Given Joint’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Joint is more favorable than United American Healthcare.
Summary
Joint beats United American Healthcare on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About United American Healthcare
United American Healthcare Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides contract manufacturing services to the medical device industry. It also focuses on the production of natural rubber. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
About Joint
The Joint Corp. operates and franchises chiropractic clinics in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Corporate Clinics and Franchise Operations. The Joint Corp. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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