Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH – Get Free Report) and LifeMD (NASDAQ:LFMD – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
98.5% of Molina Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.5% of LifeMD shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Molina Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of LifeMD shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Molina Healthcare has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LifeMD has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Molina Healthcare and LifeMD’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Molina Healthcare | -0.11% | 2.50% | 0.65% |
| LifeMD | 0.10% | -168.23% | -31.27% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Molina Healthcare and LifeMD, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Molina Healthcare | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2.06 |
| LifeMD | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.70 |
Molina Healthcare presently has a consensus target price of $213.88, indicating a potential upside of 2.89%. LifeMD has a consensus target price of $7.57, indicating a potential upside of 244.94%. Given LifeMD’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LifeMD is more favorable than Molina Healthcare.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Molina Healthcare and LifeMD”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Molina Healthcare | $44.13 billion | 0.25 | $472.00 million | ($0.96) | -216.53 |
| LifeMD | $191.59 million | 0.55 | $14.35 million | ($0.05) | -43.90 |
Molina Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than LifeMD. Molina Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LifeMD, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
LifeMD beats Molina Healthcare on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Molina Healthcare
Molina Healthcare, Inc. provides managed healthcare services to low-income families and individuals under the Medicaid and Medicare programs and through the state insurance marketplaces. It operates in four segments: Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace, and Other. The company served in across 19 states. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.
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.
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