Joint (NASDAQ:JYNT – Get Free Report) and Oscar Health (NYSE:OSCR – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Joint and Oscar Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Joint | 6.49% | 12.02% | 3.47% |
| Oscar Health | 3.60% | 38.45% | 6.76% |
Risk and Volatility
Joint has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oscar Health has a beta of 2.37, meaning that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Joint | $54.90 million | 2.23 | $2.91 million | $0.27 | 32.05 |
| Oscar Health | $11.70 billion | 0.85 | -$443.15 million | $1.40 | 23.03 |
Joint has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Oscar Health. Oscar Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Joint, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Joint and Oscar Health, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Joint | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Oscar Health | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2.42 |
Oscar Health has a consensus target price of $26.22, indicating a potential downside of 18.68%. Given Oscar Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oscar Health is more favorable than Joint.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
76.9% of Joint shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of Oscar Health shares are held by institutional investors. 30.2% of Joint shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.6% of Oscar Health shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Oscar Health beats Joint on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Joint
The Joint Corp. operates and franchises chiropractic clinics in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Corporate Clinics and Franchise Operations. The Joint Corp. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
About Oscar Health
Oscar Health, Inc. operates as a health insurance in the United States. The company offers health plans in individual and small group markets, as well as +Oscar, a technology driven platform that help providers and payors directly enable their shift to value-based care. It also provides reinsurance products. The company was formerly known as Mulberry Health Inc. and changed its name to Oscar Health, Inc. in January 2021. Oscar Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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