Analyzing Aeon Global Health (OTCMKTS:AGHC) and Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV)

Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) and Aeon Global Health (OTCMKTS:AGHC) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Elevance Health and Aeon Global Health, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elevance Health	0	8	15	0	2.65
Aeon Global Health	0	0	0	0	0.00

Elevance Health presently has a consensus price target of $440.90, suggesting a potential upside of 16.83%. Given Elevance Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Elevance Health is more favorable than Aeon Global Health.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Elevance Health and Aeon Global Health”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Elevance Health	$199.12 billion	0.41	$5.66 billion	$22.50	16.77
Aeon Global Health	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Elevance Health has higher revenue and earnings than Aeon Global Health.

Profitability

This table compares Elevance Health and Aeon Global Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elevance Health	2.47%	14.64%	5.22%
Aeon Global Health	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.2% of Elevance Health shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Elevance Health shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Aeon Global Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Elevance Health beats Aeon Global Health on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Elevance Health

Elevance Health, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a health benefits company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Health Benefits, CarelonRx, Carelon Services, and Corporate & Other. It offers a variety of health plans and services to program members; health products; an array of fee-based administrative managed care services; and specialty and other insurance products and services, such as stop loss, dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental health insurance benefits. The company operates in the pharmacy services business; and markets and offers pharmacy services, including pharmacy benefit management, as well as home delivery and specialty pharmacies, claims adjudication, formulary management, pharmacy networks, rebate administration, a prescription drug database, and member services. In addition, it provides healthcare-related services and capabilities, including utilization management, behavioral health, integrated care delivery, palliative care, payment integrity services, subrogation services, and health and wellness programs, as well as services related to data management, information technology, and business operations. Further, the company is involved in the National Government Services business. The company provides its services under the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Wellpoint, and Carelon brand names. The company was formerly known as Anthem, Inc. and changed its name to Elevance Health, Inc. in June 2022. Elevance Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

About Aeon Global Health

AEON Global Health Corp. is a growth oriented provider of personalized, actionable medical informatics, and telemedicine. It offers a comprehensive menu of diagnostic and laboratory developed assays, as well as interpretive data for a range of inherited conditions. The company was founded by Hanif A. Roshan and Shawn Desai in August 1985 and is headquartered in Gainesville, GA.