Financial Comparison: CorVel (NASDAQ:CRVL) & Environmental Service Professional (OTCMKTS:EVSP)

Environmental Service Professional (OTCMKTS:EVSP) and CorVel (NASDAQ:CRVL) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Environmental Service Professional and CorVel”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Environmental Service Professional	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CorVel	$895.59 million	2.82	$95.17 million	$2.04	24.22

CorVel has higher revenue and earnings than Environmental Service Professional.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Environmental Service Professional and CorVel, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Environmental Service Professional	0	0	0	0	0.00
CorVel	0	1	0	0	2.00

Given Environmental Service Professional’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Environmental Service Professional is more favorable than CorVel.

Profitability

This table compares Environmental Service Professional and CorVel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Environmental Service Professional	N/A	N/A	N/A
CorVel	11.23%	30.15%	17.62%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

51.4% of CorVel shares are held by institutional investors. 44.6% of CorVel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CorVel beats Environmental Service Professional on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Environmental Service Professional

Environmental Service Professionals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides environmental consulting services for addressing mold and moisture intrusion and the associated acute or chronic issues that impact the interior air quality of commercial and residential buildings. The company offers Certified Environmental Home Inspector (CEHI) program, a training, certification, inspection, and results reporting analysis program that provides moisture and toxin inspection, as well as energy use awareness to residential and commercial clients. It also provides cross-training on CEHI programs for insurance companies, underwriters, and loss control and risk management personnel. Environmental Service Professionals, Inc. was formerly known as Pacific Environmental Sampling, Inc. and changed its name to Environmental Service Professionals, Inc. in October 2006. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Palm Springs, California.

About CorVel

CorVel Corporation provides workers’ compensation, auto, liability, and health solutions. It applies technology, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing to enhance the managing of episodes of care and the related health care costs. The company also offers network solutions services, including automated medical fee auditing, preferred provider management and reimbursement, retrospective utilization review, facility claim review, professional review, pharmacy, directed care, clearinghouse, independent medical examination, and inpatient medical bill review services, as well as Medicare solutions. In addition, it provides a range of patient management services, such as claims management, case management, 24/7 nurse triage, utilization management, vocational rehabilitation, and life care planning, as well as processing of claims for self-insured payors with respect to property and casualty insurance. The company offers solutions to employers, third party administrators, insurance companies, and government agencies to assist them in managing the medical costs and monitoring the quality of care associated with healthcare claims. CorVel Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.