Zhongchao (NASDAQ:ZCMD – Get Free Report) and Clover Health Investments (NASDAQ:CLOV – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Zhongchao has a beta of -0.06, indicating that its share price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clover Health Investments has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Zhongchao and Clover Health Investments, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Zhongchao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Clover Health Investments | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Zhongchao and Clover Health Investments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Zhongchao | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Clover Health Investments | -4.45% | -25.17% | -14.81% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Zhongchao and Clover Health Investments”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Zhongchao | $15.86 million | 0.43 | -$640,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| Clover Health Investments | $1.92 billion | 0.47 | -$85.55 million | ($0.17) | -10.12 |
Zhongchao has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Clover Health Investments.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
1.7% of Zhongchao shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.8% of Clover Health Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.6% of Zhongchao shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of Clover Health Investments shares are owned by 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.
Summary
Clover Health Investments beats Zhongchao on 7 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 Clover Health Investments
Clover Health Investments, Corp. provides medicare advantage plans in the United States. It operates through two segments: Insurance and Non-Insurance. It also offers Clover Assistant, a cloud-based software platform, that enables physicians to detect, identify, and manage chronic diseases earlier; and access to data-driven and personalized insights for the patients they treat. Clover Health Investments, Corp. is based in Franklin, Tennessee.
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