biote (NASDAQ:BTMD – Get Free Report) and CorVel (NASDAQ:CRVL – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares biote and CorVel”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| biote | $192.22 million | 0.29 | $27.05 million | $0.11 | 14.05 |
| CorVel | $958.53 million | 3.63 | $110.34 million | $2.25 | 30.32 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for biote and CorVel, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| biote | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
| CorVel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
biote presently has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 61.81%. Given biote’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe biote is more favorable than CorVel.
Risk & Volatility
biote has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CorVel has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
21.7% of biote shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of CorVel shares are held by institutional investors. 32.4% of biote shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.7% of CorVel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares biote and CorVel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| biote | 3.19% | -22.33% | 12.10% |
| CorVel | 11.72% | 29.92% | 17.82% |
Summary
CorVel beats biote on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About biote
biote Corp. operates in practice-building business within the hormone optimization space. It trains physicians and nurse practitioners in hormone optimization using bioidentical hormone replacement pellet therapy in men and women experiencing hormonal imbalance. The company offers Biote Method, a comprehensive end-to-end practice building platform that provides Biote-certified practitioners with the components developed for practitioners in the hormone optimization space comprising Biote Method education, training, and certification services; practice management software that allows Biote-certified practitioners to order, track, and manage hormone optimization product inventory and other administrative requirements; inventory management software to monitor pellet inventory; and information regarding available hormone replacement therapy products, as well as digital and point-of-care marketing support. It also sells dietary supplements under the Biote brand; and sterile pellet insertion kits that is used with hormone optimization therapies for male and female. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
About CorVel
CorVel Corporation provides workers’ compensation, auto, liability, and health solutions. It applies technology, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing to enhance the managing of episodes of care and the related health care costs. The company also offers network solutions services, including automated medical fee auditing, preferred provider management and reimbursement, retrospective utilization review, facility claim review, professional review, pharmacy, directed care, clearinghouse, independent medical examination, and inpatient medical bill review services, as well as Medicare solutions. In addition, it provides a range of patient management services, such as claims management, case management, 24/7 nurse triage, utilization management, vocational rehabilitation, and life care planning, as well as processing of claims for self-insured payors with respect to property and casualty insurance. The company offers solutions to employers, third party administrators, insurance companies, and government agencies to assist them in managing the medical costs and monitoring the quality of care associated with healthcare claims. CorVel Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.
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