SBC Medical Group (NASDAQ:SBC – Get Free Report) and Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
SBC Medical Group has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Community Health Systems has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares SBC Medical Group and Community Health Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SBC Medical Group | 27.99% | 18.47% | 13.10% |
| Community Health Systems | 2.10% | -6.66% | 0.62% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for SBC Medical Group and Community Health Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SBC Medical Group | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Community Health Systems | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.71 |
SBC Medical Group currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 95.85%. Community Health Systems has a consensus target price of $2.95, suggesting a potential upside of 0.17%. Given SBC Medical Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SBC Medical Group is more favorable than Community Health Systems.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares SBC Medical Group and Community Health Systems”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SBC Medical Group | $173.61 million | 2.57 | $50.99 million | $0.47 | 9.23 |
| Community Health Systems | $12.48 billion | 0.03 | $509.00 million | $1.85 | 1.59 |
Community Health Systems has higher revenue and earnings than SBC Medical Group. Community Health Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SBC Medical Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
SBC Medical Group beats Community Health Systems on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Community Health Systems
Community Health Systems, Inc. owns, leases, and operates general acute care hospitals in the United States. It offers general acute care, emergency room, general and specialty surgery, critical care, internal medicine, obstetrics, diagnostic, psychiatric, and rehabilitation services, as well as skilled nursing and home care services. The company also provides outpatient services at primary care practices, urgent care centers, free-standing emergency departments, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging and diagnostic centers, and direct-to-consumer virtual health visits. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.
Receive News & Ratings for SBC Medical Group Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for SBC Medical Group and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
