Pono Capital Two (NASDAQ:PTWO) and Oncology Institute (NASDAQ:TOI) Head-To-Head Review

Pono Capital Two (NASDAQ:PTWO) and Oncology Institute (NASDAQ:TOI) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

60.8% of Pono Capital Two shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.9% of Oncology Institute shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.9% of Pono Capital Two shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Oncology Institute shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Pono Capital Two and Oncology Institute, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pono Capital Two	0	0	0	0	N/A
Oncology Institute	0	0	1	0	3.00

Oncology Institute has a consensus target price of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 90.68%. Given Oncology Institute’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Oncology Institute is more favorable than Pono Capital Two.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pono Capital Two and Oncology Institute’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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
Oncology Institute	$324.24 million	0.27	-$83.07 million	($0.92)	-1.28

Pono Capital Two has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Oncology Institute.

Volatility and Risk

Pono Capital Two has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oncology Institute has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Pono Capital Two and Oncology Institute’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%
Oncology Institute	-24.56%	-80.46%	-28.14%

Summary

Pono Capital Two beats Oncology Institute on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 Oncology Institute

The Oncology Institute, Inc., an oncology company, provides various medical oncology services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Dispensary, Patient Services, and Clinical Trials & Other. It offers physician services, in-house infusion and dispensary, clinical trial, radiation, outpatient blood product transfusion, and patient support services, as well as educational seminars, support groups, and counseling services. The company also provides managing clinical trials, palliative care programs, stem cell transplants services, and other care delivery models associated with non-community-based academic and tertiary care settings; and conducts clinical trials for a range of pharmaceutical and medical device companies. It serves adult and senior cancer patients. The company has a strategic collaboration with Healthly Forge to offer cancer care services to patients in Southern California. The Oncology Institute, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cerritos, California.