KindlyMD (NASDAQ:NAKA – Get Free Report) and Kingsway Financial Services (NYSE:KWY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares KindlyMD and Kingsway Financial Services”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| KindlyMD | $39.89 million | 2.61 | -$52.23 million | ($35.85) | -0.16 |
| Kingsway Financial Services | $155.85 million | 1.49 | -$10.73 million | ($0.30) | -26.70 |
Kingsway Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than KindlyMD. Kingsway Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KindlyMD, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
72.4% of Kingsway Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. 24.5% of KindlyMD shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.4% of Kingsway Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for KindlyMD and Kingsway Financial Services, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| KindlyMD | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Kingsway Financial Services | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
KindlyMD currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 252.73%. Given KindlyMD’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe KindlyMD is more favorable than Kingsway Financial Services.
Volatility & Risk
KindlyMD has a beta of 16.03, suggesting that its share price is 1,503% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingsway Financial Services has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares KindlyMD and Kingsway Financial Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| KindlyMD | -1,067.93% | -63.45% | -41.04% |
| Kingsway Financial Services | -6.69% | -61.62% | -4.45% |
Summary
Kingsway Financial Services beats KindlyMD on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About KindlyMD
Kindly MD, Inc. (“KindlyMD” or “Kindly”) is a Utah company formed in 2019. KindlyMD is a healthcare data company, focused on holistic pain management and reducing the impact of the opioid epidemic. KindlyMD offers direct health care to patients integrating prescription medicine and behavioral health services to reduce opioid use in the chronic pain patient population. Kindly believes these methods will help prevent and reduce addiction and dependency on opiates. Our specialty outpatient clinical services are offered on a fee-for-service basis. The Company offers evaluation and management, including, but not limited to chronic pain, functional medicine, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma and addiction therapy, recovery support services, overdose education efforts, peer support, limited urgent care, preventative medicine, medically managed weight loss, and hormone therapy. Through its focus on an embedded model of prescriber and therapist teams, KindlyMD develops patient-specific care programs with a specific mission to reduce opioid use in the patient population while successfully treating patients with effective and evidence-based non-opioid alternatives in close conjunction with behavioral therapy. Beyond its treatment of patients, KindlyMD collects data focused on why and how patients turn to alternative treatments to reduce prescription medication use and addiction. The Company captures all relevant datapoints to assist and appropriately treat each individual patient. This also results in valuable data for the Company and the Company’s investors. We strive to become a source for evidence-based guidelines, data, treatment models, and education in the fight against the opioid crisis in America. Business Revenue Streams We currently earn revenue through (i) patient care services related to medical evaluation and treatment and (ii) product retail sales. Our forecasted plan is to operate across various revenue streams: (i) medical evaluation and treatment visits reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance payers as well as self-pay services, (ii) data collection and research, (iii) education partnerships, (iv) service affiliate agreements, and (v) retail sales. Our principal executive offices are located at 5097 S 900 E, Suite 100 Salt Lake City, UT.
About Kingsway Financial Services
Kingsway Financial Services Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the extended warranty business services, asset management, and real estate businesses. The company operates through three segments: Extended Warranty, Leased Real Estate, and Kingsway Search Xcelerator. The Extended Warranty segment markets, sells, and administers vehicle service agreements and related products for new and used automobiles, motorcycles, and ATVs. This segment also sells new home warranty products, as well as offers uninsured warrant administration services to homebuilders and homeowners; markets and distributes warranty products to manufacturers, distributors, and installers of heating, ventilation and air conditioning, standby generator, commercial LED lighting, and commercial refrigeration equipment; and provides equipment breakdown and maintenance support services to companies. The Leased Real Estate segment owns a parcel of real property consisting of approximately 192 acres located in the State of Texas. The Kingsway Search Xcelerator offers outsourced finance and human resources consulting services, including operational accounting, such as bookkeeping, accounting, financial reporting, and analysis and strategic finance services; technical accounting comprising initial public offerings, SEC reporting, and international consolidation services; human resources, workforce management, and compliance support services; and advisory services. The company offers its products and services through credit unions, dealers, homebuilders, and consumers. Kingsway Financial Services Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Itasca, Illinois.
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