Contrasting Vsee Health (NASDAQ:VSEE) & The Pennant Group (NASDAQ:PNTG)

The Pennant Group (NASDAQ:PNTG) and Vsee Health (NASDAQ:VSEE) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.9% of The Pennant Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of Vsee Health shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of The Pennant Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Vsee Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for The Pennant Group and Vsee Health, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Pennant Group	0	2	3	0	2.60
Vsee Health	0	0	0	0	0.00

The Pennant Group presently has a consensus price target of $37.20, suggesting a potential upside of 38.08%. Given The Pennant Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe The Pennant Group is more favorable than Vsee Health.

Profitability

This table compares The Pennant Group and Vsee Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Pennant Group	3.24%	13.47%	3.81%
Vsee Health	N/A	-182.59%	-58.26%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares The Pennant Group and Vsee Health”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Pennant Group	$652.30 million	1.42	$13.38 million	$0.68	39.62
Vsee Health	$6.38 million	0.75	-$4.41 million	N/A	N/A

The Pennant Group has higher revenue and earnings than Vsee Health.

Summary

The Pennant Group beats Vsee Health on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The Pennant Group

The Pennant Group, Inc. provides healthcare services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Home Health and Hospice Services, and Senior Living Services. The company offers home health services, including clinical services, such as nursing, speech, occupational and physical therapy, medical social work, and home health aide services; and hospice services comprising clinical care, education, and counseling services for the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of terminally ill patients and their families. It also provides senior living services, such as residential accommodations, activities, meals, housekeeping, and assistance in the activities of daily living to seniors who are independent or who require some support. The company operates home health, hospice, and home care agencies, as well as senior living communities throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The Pennant Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho.

About Vsee Health

VSee Health, Inc. provides telehealth care solutions. The company offers iDoc Telehealth solutions that treat and coordinate care for acutely ill patients in the neurointensive care, cardiac intensive care, and intensive care units for stroke, spinal cord, brain trauma, and other neurological conditions. Its telehealth platform provides a set of building blocks to solve needs of clients. VSee Health, Inc. is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.