Teladoc Health (TDOC) and Its Peers Head to Head Survey

Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC) is one of 95 public companies in the “Medical Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Teladoc Health to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

Teladoc Health has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teladoc Health’s peers have a beta of 1.66, suggesting that their average stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

76.8% of Teladoc Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.3% of shares of all “Medical Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Teladoc Health shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of shares of all “Medical Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Teladoc Health and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teladoc Health	$2.57 billion	-$1.00 billion	-1.39
Teladoc Health Competitors	$12.81 billion	$234.98 million	1.63

Teladoc Health’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Teladoc Health. Teladoc Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Teladoc Health and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teladoc Health	0	12	7	0	2.37
Teladoc Health Competitors	420	2241	4803	152	2.62

Teladoc Health currently has a consensus target price of $9.60, indicating a potential upside of 16.54%. As a group, “Medical Services” companies have a potential upside of 431.87%. Given Teladoc Health’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Teladoc Health has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Teladoc Health and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teladoc Health	-39.66%	-11.01%	-4.66%
Teladoc Health Competitors	-760.08%	-30.10%	-13.70%

Summary

Teladoc Health peers beat Teladoc Health on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Teladoc Health

Teladoc Health, Inc. provides virtual healthcare services worldwide. The company operates through Teladoc Health Integrated Care and BetterHelp segments. The Integrated Care segment offers virtual medical services, including general medical, expert medical, specialty medical, chronic condition management, and mental health, as well as enabling technologies and enterprise telehealth solutions for hospitals and health systems. The BetterHelp segment operates a mental health platform that provides online counseling and therapy services through website, mobile applications, phones, and text-based interactions by its licensed clinicians. The company offers its products and services under the Teladoc, Livongo, and BetterHelp brands. It serves employers, health plans, hospitals and health systems, and insurance and financial services companies, as well as individual members. The company was formerly known as Teladoc, Inc. and changed its name to Teladoc Health, Inc. in August 2018. Teladoc Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.