Critical Review: Biocorrx (OTCMKTS:BICX) versus Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX)

Biocorrx (OTCMKTS:BICX) and Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Biocorrx has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nutex Health has a beta of -0.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Biocorrx and Nutex Health, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Biocorrx	0	1	0	0	2.00
Nutex Health	0	1	2	0	2.67

Nutex Health has a consensus price target of $252.50, suggesting a potential upside of 120.52%. Given Nutex Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nutex Health is more favorable than Biocorrx.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.3% of Nutex Health shares are held by institutional investors. 21.4% of Biocorrx shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.9% of Nutex Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Biocorrx and Nutex Health”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Biocorrx	$10,000.00	806.40	-$5.11 million	($0.35)	-1.14
Nutex Health	$479.95 million	1.33	$52.18 million	$11.89	9.63

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

Profitability

This table compares Biocorrx and Nutex Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Biocorrx	N/A	N/A	-130.26%
Nutex Health	10.76%	42.08%	11.80%

Summary

Nutex Health beats Biocorrx on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Biocorrx

BioCorRx Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops and provides treatment programs for substance abuse and related disorders in the United States. It distributes and licenses BioCorRx recovery program, a non-addictive and medication-assisted treatment program that includes a counseling program coupled with its proprietary naltrexone implant; and distributes UnCraveRx weight loss management program, a medically assisted weight management program to reduce food cravings combined with on-demand virtual lifestyle support, fitness, and nutrition. The company is also developing BICX101, an injectable naltrexone product; and BICX104, an implantable naltrexone implant for the treatment of opioid addiction and alcoholism. It distributes its program to healthcare providers, independent licensed clinics, and licensed healthcare professionals. The company was formerly known as Fresh Start Private Management, Inc. and changed its name to BioCorRx Inc. in January 2014. BioCorRx Inc. is based in Anaheim, California.

About Nutex Health

Nutex Health Inc. operates as a physician-led, healthcare services, and operations company. It operates through three segments: Hospital, Population Health Management (PHM), and Real Estate. The PHM segment establishes and operates independent physician associations; and offers a cloud-based platform for healthcare organizations to provide value-based care and population health management. The Real Estate segment owns and owns and leases land and hospital building. The Hospital segment develops and operates a network of micro-hospitals, specialty hospitals and hospital outpatient departments which offers 24/7 care. It also provides operational and managerial services, including management, billing, collections, human resources and recruiting, legal, accounting, and marketing. In addition, the company offers healthcare services, including emergency room care, inpatient care, and behavioral health, as well as onsite imaging, such as CT scan, X-ray, MRI, ultrasound, etc.; certified and accredited laboratories; and onsite inpatient pharmacies. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Houston, Texas.