Zhongchao (NASDAQ:ZCMD) versus Zepp Health (NYSE:ZEPP) Critical Contrast

Zhongchao (NASDAQ:ZCMD) and Zepp Health (NYSE:ZEPP) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Zhongchao and Zepp Health, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zhongchao	1	0	0	0	1.00
Zepp Health	1	0	1	0	2.00

Zepp Health has a consensus price target of $64.37, suggesting a potential upside of 143.27%. Given Zepp Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zepp Health is more favorable than Zhongchao.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Zhongchao and Zepp Health”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zhongchao	$15.86 million	0.90	-$640,000.00	N/A	N/A
Zepp Health	$182.60 million	2.10	-$75.73 million	($4.11)	-6.44

Zhongchao has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zepp Health.

Risk and Volatility

Zhongchao has a beta of -0.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zepp Health has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.7% of Zhongchao shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Zepp Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.6% of Zhongchao shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.0% of Zepp Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Zhongchao and Zepp Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zhongchao	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zepp Health	-28.28%	-21.45%	-9.20%

Summary

Zepp Health beats Zhongchao on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Zhongchao

Zhongchao Inc. provides healthcare information, education, and training services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers online and onsite health information services, healthcare education programs, and healthcare training products, including clinical practice training, open classes of popular medical topics, interactive case studies, academic conference and workshops, continuing education courses, and articles and short videos with educational healthcare content. It also provides customized medical courses and medical training services; and patient management services through online platform under the Zhongxun brand. The company operates through its mdmooc.org online platform under the MDMOOC brand; and Sunshine Health Forums, a Wechat subscription account and mobile app. It serves enterprises, non-for-profit organizations, and medical journals, as well as healthcare professionals, nurses, doctors, and other healthcare workers. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

About Zepp Health

Zepp Health Corporation operates as a smart wearable and health technology company worldwide. The company operates in two segments: Self-Branded Products and Others, and Xiaomi Wearable Products. It empowers users to live lives by optimizing health, fitness, and wellness journeys through its consumer brands, Amazfit, Zepp Clarity, and Zepp Aura. The company through its proprietary Zepp Digital Management Platform, which includes the Zepp OS, AI chips, biometric sensors, and data algorithms, delivers cloud-based 24/7 actionable insights and guidance to help users attain wellness goals. The company offers smart bands, watches, modules, and scales; and associated accessories, smart hearable products, sportswear, home fitness equipment, home appliances, and smart watch accessories. It also provides charts and graphs to display analysis of the activity and biometric data collected from users through its Zepp Life and Zepp mobile apps. It offers its products under the Amazfit and Zepp brand names in approximately 90 countries. The company was formerly known as Huami Corporation and changed its name to Zepp Health Corporation in February 2021. Zepp Health Corporation was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Hefei, the People's Republic of China.