Evolent Health (NYSE:EVH – Get Free Report) and CareCloud (NASDAQ:CCLD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Evolent Health and CareCloud, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Evolent Health | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2.62 |
| CareCloud | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Evolent Health currently has a consensus target price of $5.96, suggesting a potential upside of 30.94%. Given Evolent Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Evolent Health is more favorable than CareCloud.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Evolent Health | $1.88 billion | 0.27 | -$534.51 million | ($4.57) | -1.00 |
| CareCloud | $120.50 million | 0.65 | $10.80 million | $0.07 | 26.43 |
CareCloud has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Evolent Health. Evolent Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CareCloud, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Evolent Health has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CareCloud has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
10.2% of CareCloud shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Evolent Health shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of CareCloud shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Evolent Health and CareCloud’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Evolent Health | -24.08% | -4.27% | -1.06% |
| CareCloud | 6.21% | 27.07% | 14.56% |
Summary
CareCloud beats Evolent Health on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Evolent Health
Evolent Health, Inc., through its subsidiary, Evolent Health LLC, offers specialty care management services in oncology, cardiology, and musculoskeletal markets in the United States. The company provides platform for health plan administration and value-based business infrastructure. It offers administrative services, such as health plan services, pharmacy benefits management, risk management, analytics and reporting, and leadership and management; and Identifi, a proprietary technology system that aggregates and analyzes data, manages care workflows, and engages patients. In addition, the company provides holistic total cost of care management. Evolent Health, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
About CareCloud
CareCloud, Inc., a healthcare information technology (IT) company, provides a suite of cloud-based solutions and related business services to healthcare providers and hospitals primarily in the United States. It operates in two segments, Healthcare IT and Medical Practice Management. The company's portfolio of proprietary software and business services includes technology-enabled business solutions; cloud-based software; digital health services; healthcare IT professional services and staffing; and medical practice management services. Its technology-enabled business solutions comprise revenue cycle management services, healthcare claims clearinghouse, and medical coding and credentialing services; electronic health records, practice management software and related capabilities, patient experience management solutions, business intelligence and healthcare analytics platforms, and customized applications, interfaces, and various other technology solutions, as well as artificial intelligence, such as CareCloud cirrusAI, AI-powered clinical decision support, AI-powered virtual support assistant, AI-driven appeals, and CareCloud cirrusAI. In addition, the company provides chronic care management, remote patient monitoring, and telemedicine solutions; and professional and consulting services, workforce augmentation and on-demand staffing, and strategic advisory services. Further, it offers medical practice management services to medical practices comprising appropriate facilities, equipment, supplies, support services, nurses, and administrative support staff, as well as management, bill-paying, and financial advisory services. It serves physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other clinicians that render bills for their services. The company was formerly known as MTBC, Inc. and changed its name to CareCloud, Inc. in March 2021. CareCloud, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey.
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