Reviewing BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSG) & 111 (NASDAQ:YI)

111 (NASDAQ:YI) and BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSG) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for 111 and BrightSpring Health Services, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
111	1	0	0	0	1.00
BrightSpring Health Services	0	2	16	1	2.95

BrightSpring Health Services has a consensus target price of $77.62, indicating a potential upside of 17.15%. Given BrightSpring Health Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BrightSpring Health Services is more favorable than 111.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares 111 and BrightSpring Health Services”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
111	$1.80 billion	0.01	-$9.65 million	($1.60)	-1.89
BrightSpring Health Services	$12.91 billion	1.02	$190.67 million	$1.66	39.92

BrightSpring Health Services has higher revenue and earnings than 111. 111 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BrightSpring Health Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares 111 and BrightSpring Health Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
111	-1.01%	N/A	-4.86%
BrightSpring Health Services	2.55%	16.73%	5.24%

Volatility & Risk

111 has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightSpring Health Services has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.3% of 111 shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.9% of 111 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of BrightSpring Health Services shares are owned by company 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

BrightSpring Health Services beats 111 on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 111

111, Inc. engages in the provision of pharmaceutical products and medical services through online retail pharmacy and indirectly through offline pharmacy network. It operates through the B2C and B2B segments. The B2C segment engages in the sale of pharmaceutical and other health and wellness products directly to consumers through 1 Drugstore and its offline pharmacies. The B2B segment includes the sale of pharmaceutical products to pharmacy customers through 1 Drug Mall. The company was founded by Gang Yu and Jun Ling Liu in May 2013 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

About BrightSpring Health Services

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. operates a home and community-based healthcare services platform in the United States. The company's platform focuses on delivering pharmacy and provider services, including clinical and supportive care in home and community settings to Medicare, Medicaid, and insured populations. It serves patients through clinical providers and pharmacists. The company was formerly known as Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. and changed its name to BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. in May 2021. BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.