Reviewing American Well (NYSE:AMWL) & Careview Communications (OTCMKTS:CRVW)

American Well (NYSE:AMWL) and Careview Communications (OTCMKTS:CRVW) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares American Well and Careview Communications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Well	-38.38%	-35.33%	-26.43%
Careview Communications	-39.94%	N/A	-78.17%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

56.1% of American Well shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of American Well shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.9% of Careview Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Well and Careview Communications”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Well	$249.32 million	0.38	-$95.70 million	($5.95)	-0.98
Careview Communications	$8.25 million	N/A	-$4.70 million	N/A	N/A

Careview Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Well.

Risk and Volatility

American Well has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Careview Communications has a beta of -0.52, meaning that its stock price is 152% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for American Well and Careview Communications, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Well	1	6	1	0	2.00
Careview Communications	0	0	0	0	0.00

American Well presently has a consensus price target of $7.42, suggesting a potential upside of 27.02%. Given American Well’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe American Well is more favorable than Careview Communications.

Summary

American Well beats Careview Communications on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Well

American Well Corporation, an enterprise platform and software company, delivers digitally enabling hybrid care in the United States and internationally. The company offers Converge, a cloud-based platform that enables health providers, payers, and innovators to provide in-person, virtual and automated care; and delivers virtual primary care, post-discharge follow-up, chronic condition management, virtual nursing, e-sitting, on-demand and scheduled virtual visits, specialty consults, automated care, and behavioral health, as well as specialty care programs, including dermatology, musculoskeletal care, second opinion, and cardiometabolic care to patients and members. It provides Carepoint devices comprising carts, peripherals, tablets, and TVs, which serve as digital access points in clinical settings. In addition, the company offers Amwell Medical Group network services consisting of primary and urgent care, behavioral health therapy, acute psychiatry, lactation counseling, and nutrition services. Further, it provides professional services to facilitate implementation, workflow design, systems integration, and service expansion for its products, as well as patient and provider engagement services. The company sells its products through field sales professionals, channel partners, and value-added resellers. American Well Corporation was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

About Careview Communications

CareView Communications, Inc. provides video monitoring solutions in the United States. Its products include CareView Patient Safety System, a video monitoring tool to improve the practice of nursing, create a better work environment, and make the patient's hospital stay more satisfying, which is used in hospitals, nursing homes, adult living centers, and outpatient care facilities; and CareView Connect, which provides resident monitoring products and services for the long- term care industry; an array of wearable and stationary buttons that allow a resident to summon help either for an emergency or assistance; a mobile app capable of delivering an alert to the caregiver and allows them document information around that alert; and alert management and monitoring system that provides a suite of hardware and software to facilitate a data-driven solution for alert management and monitoring. The company also offers Caregiver Platform that offers caregiver connect mobile application to provide a convenient and intuitive interface to capture critical workflows, such as acknowledging and documenting alert presses by the resident. In addition, it provides SitterView and TeleMedView that allows hospital staff to use CareView's video cameras to observe and communicate with patients remotely. CareView Communications, Inc. is based in Lewisville, Texas.