National Research (NASDAQ:NRC – Get Free Report) and Arcturis Data (OTCMKTS:SSYNF – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
47.3% of National Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of National Research shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares National Research and Arcturis Data”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| National Research | $137.39 million | 3.67 | $11.60 million | $0.25 | 88.76 |
| Arcturis Data | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
National Research has higher revenue and earnings than Arcturis Data.
Profitability
This table compares National Research and Arcturis Data’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| National Research | 4.18% | 164.26% | 14.67% |
| Arcturis Data | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for National Research and Arcturis Data, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| National Research | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Arcturis Data | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
National Research presently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.17%. Given National Research’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe National Research is more favorable than Arcturis Data.
Summary
National Research beats Arcturis Data on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About National Research
National Research Corporation provides analytics and insights that facilitate measurement and enhancement of the patient and employee experience. Its portfolio of subscription-based solutions provides actionable information and analysis to healthcare organizations across a range of mission-critical, constituent-related elements, including patient experience, service recovery, care transitions, employee engagement, reputation management, and brand loyalty. The company also offers marketing solutions that allow the tracking of awareness, perception, and consistency of healthcare brands; assessment of competitive differentiators; and enhanced segmentation tools to evaluate needs, wants, and behaviors of communities through real-time competitive assessments and enhanced segmentation tools. In addition, it provides experience solutions, such as patient experience, employee engagement, health risk assessments, care transition, and improvement tools. Further, the company provides reputation solutions that allow healthcare organizations to share a picture of their organization and ensure that timely and relevant content informs consumer decision-making; and governance solutions for not-for-profit hospital and health system boards of directors, executives, and physician leadership. National Research Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.
About Arcturis Data
Arcturis Data Limited, a data company, uses data to support the discovery and development of new medicines. It supports the delivery of research across various phases of the clinical development pipeline covering various conditions and treatment types. The company translates patient pathways to support clinical development, inform policy, and advance research. It collaborates with research and industry experts to create disease-specific datasets. The company was formerly known as Sensyne Health Limited and changed its name to Arcturis Data Limited in October 2022. Arcturis Data Limited was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Kidlington, the United Kingdom.
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