Comparing eHealth (NASDAQ:EHTH) & Detwiler Fenton Group (OTCMKTS:DMCD)

Detwiler Fenton Group (OTCMKTS:DMCD) and eHealth (NASDAQ:EHTH) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Detwiler Fenton Group and eHealth”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Detwiler Fenton Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
eHealth	$532.41 million	0.21	$10.06 million	($0.98)	-3.78

eHealth has higher revenue and earnings than Detwiler Fenton Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.5% of eHealth shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.5% of Detwiler Fenton Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of eHealth shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Detwiler Fenton Group and eHealth, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Detwiler Fenton Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
eHealth	0	3	1	0	2.25

eHealth has a consensus target price of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 82.43%. Given eHealth’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe eHealth is more favorable than Detwiler Fenton Group.

Profitability

This table compares Detwiler Fenton Group and eHealth’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Detwiler Fenton Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
eHealth	4.14%	2.16%	1.11%

Summary

eHealth beats Detwiler Fenton Group on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Detwiler Fenton Group

Detwiler Fenton Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides financial services to institutional and individual investors primarily in the United States. The company offers institutional channel research and wealth management/investment brokerage services to high net worth and other individuals. It also markets annuities and life insurance, health insurance, and long term care products, as well as mutual funds. The company, formerly known as Detwiler, Mitchell & Co., was founded in 1983 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

About eHealth

eHealth, Inc. operates a health insurance marketplace that provides consumer engagement, education, and health insurance enrollment solutions in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Medicare; and Employer and Individual. The Medicare segment offers sale of Medicare-related health insurance plans, which includes Medicare advantage, Medicare Supplement, and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans to Medicare-eligible customers including but not limited to, dental, and vision insurance, as well as advertising program for marketing and other services. The Employer and Individual segment engages in the sale of individual, family, and small business health insurance plans; and ancillary products to non-Medicare-eligible customers including but not limited to, dental, vision, and short and long term disability insurance. In addition, the company provides ecommerce platforms and consumer engagement solutions, which includes market leading information, decision support, customer engagement, and transactional services to group of health insurance consumers; and organize and present the insurance information in objective format to individuals, families, and small businesses to research, analyze, compare and purchase health insurance plans. Further, it markets health insurance plans through its websites, including eHealth.com, eHealthInsurance.com, eHealthMedicare.com, Medicare.com, PlanPrescriber.com, and GoMedigap.com. The company also offers online sponsorship and advertising, non-broker of record, lead referral, technology licensing, as well as performs various post-enrollment services for members in Medicare health insurance plans. eHealth, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.