Reviewing Pono Capital Two (NASDAQ:PTWO) & Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC)

Pono Capital Two (NASDAQ:PTWO) and Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

60.8% of Pono Capital Two shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Teladoc Health shares are held by institutional investors. 63.9% of Pono Capital Two shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Teladoc Health shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Pono Capital Two and Teladoc Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pono Capital Two	N/A	-6.63%	0.73%
Teladoc Health	-8.47%	-9.22%	-4.89%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pono Capital Two and Teladoc Health’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pono Capital Two	N/A	N/A	$340,000.00	N/A	N/A
Teladoc Health	$2.60 billion	0.89	-$220.37 million	($1.34)	-10.26

Pono Capital Two has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Teladoc Health.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Pono Capital Two and Teladoc Health, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pono Capital Two	0	0	0	0	N/A
Teladoc Health	0	7	6	0	2.46

Teladoc Health has a consensus target price of $22.23, indicating a potential upside of 61.74%. Given Teladoc Health’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Teladoc Health is more favorable than Pono Capital Two.

Volatility & Risk

Pono Capital Two has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teladoc Health has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

About Pono Capital Two

Pono Capital Two, Inc. does not have any significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Pono Capital Two, Inc. was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

About Teladoc Health

Teladoc Health, Inc. provides virtual healthcare services worldwide. The company operates through Teladoc Health Integrated Care and BetterHelp segments. The Integrated Care segment offers virtual medical services, including general medical, expert medical, specialty medical, chronic condition management, and mental health, as well as enabling technologies and enterprise telehealth solutions for hospitals and health systems. The BetterHelp segment operates a mental health platform that provides online counseling and therapy services through website, mobile applications, phones, and text-based interactions by its licensed clinicians. The company offers its products and services under the Teladoc, Livongo, and BetterHelp brands. It serves employers, health plans, hospitals and health systems, and insurance and financial services companies, as well as individual members. The company was formerly known as Teladoc, Inc. and changed its name to Teladoc Health, Inc. in August 2018. Teladoc Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.