Analyzing Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) & DocGo (NASDAQ:DCGO)

DocGo (NASDAQ:DCGO) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares DocGo and Acadia Healthcare’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DocGo	-65.29%	-40.42%	-24.81%
Acadia Healthcare	-33.44%	6.19%	2.42%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

56.4% of DocGo shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of DocGo shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Acadia Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DocGo and Acadia Healthcare”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DocGo	$322.20 million	0.12	-$182.40 million	($1.96)	-0.20
Acadia Healthcare	$3.31 billion	0.76	-$1.10 billion	($12.45)	-2.16

DocGo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DocGo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

DocGo has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for DocGo and Acadia Healthcare, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DocGo	1	2	3	0	2.33
Acadia Healthcare	2	5	8	0	2.40

DocGo currently has a consensus price target of $2.38, suggesting a potential upside of 502.49%. Acadia Healthcare has a consensus price target of $30.69, suggesting a potential upside of 13.97%. Given DocGo’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe DocGo is more favorable than Acadia Healthcare.

About DocGo

DocGo Inc. provides mobile health and medical transportation services for various health care providers in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company's transportation services include emergency response services; and non-emergency transport services comprise ambulance and wheelchair transportation services. It also offers mobile health services through its platform that are performed at home, offices, and other locations; event services, which include on-site healthcare support at sporting events and concerts; and total care management solutions comprising healthcare services and ancillary services, such as shelter. DocGo Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Acadia Healthcare

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. provides behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company develops and operates acute inpatient psychiatric facilities, specialty treatment facilities comprising residential recovery facilities and eating disorder facilities, comprehensive treatment centers, and residential treatment centers, as well as facilities offering outpatient behavioral healthcare services for the behavioral healthcare and recovery needs of communities. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.