Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ:ADUS) vs. Bioqual (OTCMKTS:BIOQ) Critical Survey

Bioqual (OTCMKTS:BIOQ) and Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ:ADUS) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.4% of Addus HomeCare shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.2% of Bioqual shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Addus HomeCare shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Bioqual and Addus HomeCare’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bioqual	-4.34%	-5.82%	-3.79%
Addus HomeCare	6.51%	9.39%	6.86%

Volatility & Risk

Bioqual has a beta of -0.12, meaning that its share price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Addus HomeCare has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Bioqual and Addus HomeCare, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bioqual	0	0	0	0	0.00
Addus HomeCare	1	0	6	2	3.00

Addus HomeCare has a consensus price target of $138.38, indicating a potential upside of 19.81%. Given Addus HomeCare’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Addus HomeCare is more favorable than Bioqual.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bioqual and Addus HomeCare”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bioqual	$58.59 million	0.66	$480,000.00	($2.39)	-18.07
Addus HomeCare	$1.15 billion	1.84	$73.60 million	$4.53	25.50

Addus HomeCare has higher revenue and earnings than Bioqual. Bioqual is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Addus HomeCare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Addus HomeCare beats Bioqual on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bioqual

Bioqual, Inc. provides in-vivo and in-vitro pre-clinical research services to commercial and government clients in the United States. The company provides research services in the areas of COVID-19, AIDS, influenza, RSV infection, and flavivirus infections, including zika, dengue, malaria, hepatitis, and cancer. Its services also include sample processing, virus stock generation, quantitation of infectious virus, virus neutralization assays, hemagglutination inhibition assay, quantitative PCR, antigen and antibody ELISA detection assays, flow cytometry, lymphocyte proliferation, and other cell-based assays. In addition, the company provides animal research model related services. Bioqual, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is based in Rockville, Maryland.

About Addus HomeCare

Addus HomeCare Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides personal care services to elderly, chronically ill, disabled persons, and individuals who are at risk of hospitalization or institutionalization in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Personal Care, Hospice, and Home Health. The Personal Care segment provides non-medical assistance with activities of daily living. This segment offers services that include assistance with bathing, grooming, oral care, feeding and dressing, medication reminders, meal planning and preparation, housekeeping, and transportation services. The Hospice segment provides palliative nursing care, social work, spiritual counseling, homemaker, and bereavement counseling services for people who are terminally ill, as well as related services for their families. The Home Health segment offers skilled nursing and physical, occupational, and speech therapy for the individuals who requires assistance during an illness or after hospitalization. The company's payor clients include federal, state, and local governmental agencies; managed care organizations; commercial insurers; and private individuals. Addus HomeCare Corporation was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.