Reviewing American Well (NYSE:AMWL) and The OLB Group (NASDAQ:OLB)

American Well (NYSE:AMWL) and The OLB Group (NASDAQ:OLB) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Well and The OLB Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Well	$261.68 million	0.41	-$208.14 million	($10.19)	-0.67
The OLB Group	$12.84 million	0.25	-$23.18 million	($4.85)	-0.28

The OLB Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Well. American Well is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The OLB Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares American Well and The OLB Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Well	-81.83%	-56.73%	-42.15%
The OLB Group	-155.02%	-258.34%	-140.87%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

56.0% of American Well shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of The OLB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of American Well shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.8% of The OLB Group 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for American Well and The OLB Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Well	0	5	1	0	2.17
The OLB Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

American Well presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.63%. Given American Well’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe American Well is more favorable than The OLB Group.

Volatility and Risk

American Well has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The OLB Group has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

American Well beats The OLB Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Well

American Well Corporation, an enterprise platform and software company, delivers digitally enabling hybrid care in the United States and internationally. The company offers Converge, a cloud-based platform that enables health providers, payers, and innovators to provide in-person, virtual and automated care; and delivers virtual primary care, post-discharge follow-up, chronic condition management, virtual nursing, e-sitting, on-demand and scheduled virtual visits, specialty consults, automated care, and behavioral health, as well as specialty care programs, including dermatology, musculoskeletal care, second opinion, and cardiometabolic care to patients and members. It provides Carepoint devices comprising carts, peripherals, tablets, and TVs, which serve as digital access points in clinical settings. In addition, the company offers Amwell Medical Group network services consisting of primary and urgent care, behavioral health therapy, acute psychiatry, lactation counseling, and nutrition services. Further, it provides professional services to facilitate implementation, workflow design, systems integration, and service expansion for its products, as well as patient and provider engagement services. The company sells its products through field sales professionals, channel partners, and value-added resellers. American Well Corporation was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

About The OLB Group

The OLB Group, Inc. is a diversified fintech e-commerce merchant services provider and Bitcoin crypto mining enterprise. The Company’s eCommerce platform delivers e-commerce services for a digital commerce solution to over 10,500 merchants in all 50 states. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, DMINT, Inc, is engaged in the mining of Bitcoin utilizing low carbon natural gas with over 1,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-based S19j Pro 96T mining computers. www.olb.com and www.olb.com/investors-data.