Head to Head Comparison: New York Health Care (OTCMKTS:BBAL) versus Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH)

New York Health Care (OTCMKTS:BBAL) and Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares New York Health Care and Astrana Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New York Health Care	N/A	N/A	N/A
Astrana Health	1.04%	3.43%	1.87%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

52.8% of Astrana Health shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of New York Health Care shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Astrana Health shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares New York Health Care and Astrana Health”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New York Health Care	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Astrana Health	$2.03 billion	0.78	$43.15 million	$0.51	55.22

Astrana Health has higher revenue and earnings than New York Health Care.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for New York Health Care and Astrana Health, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New York Health Care	0	0	0	0	0.00
Astrana Health	1	3	6	0	2.50

Astrana Health has a consensus target price of $53.29, suggesting a potential upside of 89.22%. Given Astrana Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Astrana Health is more favorable than New York Health Care.

Summary

Astrana Health beats New York Health Care on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About New York Health Care

New York Health Care, Inc. operates as a home care services agency primarily in New York. The company offers various home care services, such as companionship services, homemaker/housekeeper staff, professional and practical nurses, home health aides, care givers, geriatric care, and dementia and alzheimer care services. It also provides insurance services. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in Valley Stream, New York.

About Astrana Health

Astrana Health, Inc., Inc., a physician-centric technology-powered healthcare management company, provides medical care services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Care Partners, Care Delivery, and Care Enablement. The company is leveraging its proprietary population health management and healthcare delivery platform, operates an integrated, value-based healthcare model which empowers the providers in its network to deliver care to its patients. It offers care coordination services to patients, families, primary care physicians, specialists, acute care hospitals, alternative sites of inpatient care, physician groups, and health plans. The company's physician network consists of primary care physicians, specialist physicians and extenders, and hospitalists. It serves patients, primarily covered by private or public insurance, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and health maintenance organization plans; and non-insured patients. The company was formerly known as Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Astrana Health, Inc. in February 2024. Astrana Health, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Alhambra, California.