Critical Contrast: Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX) versus Wellness Center Usa (OTCMKTS:WCUI)

Wellness Center Usa (OTCMKTS:WCUI) and Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Wellness Center Usa has a beta of 4.89, suggesting that its stock price is 389% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nutex Health has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Wellness Center Usa and Nutex Health”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wellness Center Usa	$660,000.00	0.00	-$750,000.00	N/A	N/A
Nutex Health	$479.95 million	0.97	$52.18 million	$11.89	7.06

Nutex Health has higher revenue and earnings than Wellness Center Usa.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Wellness Center Usa and Nutex Health, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wellness Center Usa	0	0	0	0	0.00
Nutex Health	0	0	2	0	3.00

Nutex Health has a consensus target price of $262.50, suggesting a potential upside of 212.50%. Given Nutex Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nutex Health is more favorable than Wellness Center Usa.

Profitability

This table compares Wellness Center Usa and Nutex Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wellness Center Usa	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nutex Health	10.76%	42.08%	11.80%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Wellness Center Usa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of Nutex Health shares are held by institutional investors. 15.7% of Wellness Center Usa shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.9% of Nutex Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Nutex Health beats Wellness Center Usa on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wellness Center Usa

Wellness Center USA, Inc. engages in the healthcare and medical business in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Medical Devices; and Authentication and Encryption Products and Services segments. It is primarily involved in the marketing and distribution of online sports and nutrition supplements. The company also designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes targeted ultraviolet phototherapy devices that include Psoria-Light, which is used in targeted PUVA photochemistry and UVB phototherapy for the treatment of skin conditions, such as psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, and leukoderma. In addition, it offers intelligent microparticles, which provide technologies within the security and supply chain management vertical sectors; and ActiveDuty, a data intelligence service comprising proprietary, unprecedented, and actionable technology, which include a suite of analytical tools, such as artificial intelligence and social psychology for industries, companies, and agencies. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Tucson, Arizona.

About Nutex Health

Nutex Health Inc. operates as a physician-led, healthcare services, and operations company. It operates through three segments: Hospital, Population Health Management (PHM), and Real Estate. The PHM segment establishes and operates independent physician associations; and offers a cloud-based platform for healthcare organizations to provide value-based care and population health management. The Real Estate segment owns and owns and leases land and hospital building. The Hospital segment develops and operates a network of micro-hospitals, specialty hospitals and hospital outpatient departments which offers 24/7 care. It also provides operational and managerial services, including management, billing, collections, human resources and recruiting, legal, accounting, and marketing. In addition, the company offers healthcare services, including emergency room care, inpatient care, and behavioral health, as well as onsite imaging, such as CT scan, X-ray, MRI, ultrasound, etc.; certified and accredited laboratories; and onsite inpatient pharmacies. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Houston, Texas.