Quipt Home Medical (NASDAQ:QIPT – Get Free Report) and Ontrak (NASDAQ:OTRK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Quipt Home Medical and Ontrak’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Quipt Home Medical | -2.90% | -6.70% | -2.94% |
| Ontrak | -237.77% | -171.34% | -113.42% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Quipt Home Medical and Ontrak, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Quipt Home Medical | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Ontrak | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
42.8% of Quipt Home Medical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of Ontrak shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Quipt Home Medical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Ontrak shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Quipt Home Medical has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ontrak has a beta of 2.54, suggesting that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Quipt Home Medical and Ontrak”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Quipt Home Medical | $244.72 million | 0.45 | -$6.76 million | ($0.17) | -14.94 |
| Ontrak | $12.74 million | 0.53 | -$27.92 million | ($10.62) | -0.15 |
Quipt Home Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Ontrak. Quipt Home Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ontrak, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Quipt Home Medical beats Ontrak on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Quipt Home Medical
Quipt Home Medical Corp., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of durable and home medical equipment and supplies in the United States. The company offers nebulizers, oxygen concentrators, and CPAP and BiPAP units; traditional and non-traditional durable medical respiratory equipment and services; non-invasive ventilation equipment, supplies, and services; and engages in the rental of medical equipment. It offers management of various chronic disease states focusing on patients with heart and pulmonary disease, sleep apnea, reduced mobility, and other chronic health conditions. The company was formerly known as Protech Home Medical Corp. and changed its name to Quipt Home Medical Corp. in May 2021. Quipt Home Medical Corp. is headquartered in Wilder, Kentucky.
About Ontrak
Ontrak, Inc. operates as an artificial intelligence powered, telehealth-enabled, and virtualized healthcare company that provides in-person services to third-party payors in the United States. Its technology-enabled platform predicts people whose chronic disease will improve with behavior change, recommends effective care pathways that people are willing to follow, and engages and guides them to and through the care they need. The company's technology enabled OnTrak program provides healthcare solutions to members with behavioral conditions that cause or exacerbate chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and congestive heart failure. The OnTrak integrates evidence-based psychosocial and medical interventions delivered in-person or via telehealth along with care coaching and in-market community care coordinators, who address the social and environmental determinants of health. The company was formerly known as Catasys, Inc. and changed its name to Ontrak, Inc. in July 2020. Ontrak, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
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