Head-To-Head Comparison: Agilon Health (NYSE:AGL) vs. CorVel (NASDAQ:CRVL)

CorVel (NASDAQ:CRVL) and Agilon Health (NYSE:AGL) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

CorVel has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilon Health has a beta of 3.1, suggesting that its stock price is 210% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares CorVel and Agilon Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CorVel	12.02%	30.20%	18.06%
Agilon Health	-1.45%	-59.42%	-7.29%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CorVel and Agilon Health”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CorVel	$958.53 million	4.44	$110.34 million	$2.38	35.06
Agilon Health	$5.93 billion	0.32	-$391.35 million	($5.55)	-20.37

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for CorVel and Agilon Health, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CorVel	0	1	0	0	2.00
Agilon Health	2	6	6	0	2.29

Agilon Health has a consensus target price of $102.25, indicating a potential downside of 9.54%. Given Agilon Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Agilon Health is more favorable than CorVel.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

51.4% of CorVel shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.7% of CorVel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Agilon Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CorVel beats Agilon Health on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CorVel

CorVel Corporation provides workers’ compensation and healthcare cost-management services to employers, insurers, and public entities. Its offerings are designed to help clients manage claims, coordinate care, and control healthcare-related costs. The company’s services include claims administration, medical bill review, provider network access, utilization review, case management, and pharmacy benefit management. CorVel also supports disability and liability claims management. Founded in 1987, CorVel serves customers across the United States through a combination of technology platforms and service teams.

About Agilon Health

Agilon Health is a U.S. healthcare company that partners with primary care physicians to provide care for patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Its model is designed to help physician groups move from traditional fee-for-service care toward value-based care, in which providers are rewarded for improving patients’ health and coordinating their care. The company provides participating physician groups with clinical, operational, technology and administrative support, along with resources to manage patient populations and coordinate care across local healthcare networks.