Comparing MSP Recovery (MSPR) & Its Competitors

MSP Recovery (NASDAQ:MSPR) is one of 60 publicly-traded companies in the “MEDICAL INFO SYS” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare MSP Recovery to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for MSP Recovery and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSP Recovery	1	0	0	0	1.00
MSP Recovery Competitors	340	806	1927	29	2.53

As a group, “MEDICAL INFO SYS” companies have a potential upside of 18.54%. Given MSP Recovery’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MSP Recovery has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.8% of MSP Recovery shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.3% of shares of all “MEDICAL INFO SYS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 50.5% of MSP Recovery shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of shares of all “MEDICAL INFO SYS” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

MSP Recovery has a beta of -2.53, indicating that its stock price is 353% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MSP Recovery’s rivals have a beta of 1.98, indicating that their average stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares MSP Recovery and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSP Recovery	-4,375.62%	-326.80%	-61.32%
MSP Recovery Competitors	-319.54%	-81.32%	-22.59%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MSP Recovery and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSP Recovery	$18.25 million	-$360.50 million	-0.01
MSP Recovery Competitors	$423.88 million	-$61.23 million	1.53

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

Summary

MSP Recovery rivals beat MSP Recovery on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

MSP Recovery Company Profile

MSP Recovery, Inc. engages in the development of healthcare recoveries and data analytics software. It also focuses on the identification and recoveries of improper payments made by Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance spaces using data and analytics. The company was founded by John H. Ruiz, Frank C. Quesada, and Diana Diaz on July 8, 2014 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.