Analyzing Solventum (NYSE:SOLV) & Ethema Health (OTCMKTS:GRST)

Solventum (NYSE:SOLV) and Ethema Health (OTCMKTS:GRST) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

Solventum has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ethema Health has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Solventum and Ethema Health, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solventum	1	7	3	1	2.33
Ethema Health	0	0	0	0	0.00

Solventum presently has a consensus target price of $84.89, suggesting a potential upside of 25.45%. Given Solventum’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Solventum is more favorable than Ethema Health.

Profitability

This table compares Solventum and Ethema Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solventum	4.52%	29.93%	6.65%
Ethema Health	-6.96%	N/A	-3.51%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Solventum and Ethema Health”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solventum	$8.39 billion	1.40	$478.00 million	$2.16	31.33
Ethema Health	$6.02 million	0.00	-$2.06 million	N/A	N/A

Solventum has higher revenue and earnings than Ethema Health.

Summary

Solventum beats Ethema Health on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Solventum

Solventum Corporation, a healthcare company, engages in the developing, manufacturing, and commercializing a portfolio of solutions to address critical customer and patient needs. It operates through four segments: Medsurg, Dental Solutions, Health Information Systems, and Purification and Filtration. The Medsurg segment is a provider of solutions including advanced wound care, I.V. site management, sterilization assurance, temperature management, surgical supplies, stethoscopes, and medical electrodes. The Dental Solutions segment provides a comprehensive suite of dental and orthodontic products including brackets, aligners, restorative cements, and bonding agents. The Health Information Systems provides software solutions including computer-assisted, physician documentation, direct-to-bill and coding automation, classification methodologies, speech, recognition, and data visualization platforms. The Purification and Filtration segment provides purification and filtration technologies including filters, purifiers, cartridges, and membranes. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

About Ethema Health

Ethema Health Corporation operates behavioral healthcare space specifically in the treatment of substance use disorders. It offers rehabilitation services. The company was formerly known as GreeneStone Healthcare Corporation and changed its name to Ethema Health Corporation in April 2017. Ethema Health Corporation is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.