Reviewing agilon health (NYSE:AGL) and Ethema Health (OTCMKTS:GRST)

agilon health (NYSE:AGL) and Ethema Health (OTCMKTS:GRST) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares agilon health and Ethema Health”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
agilon health	$5.28 billion	0.21	-$262.60 million	($0.70)	-3.84
Ethema Health	$5.34 million	1.01	$1.18 million	N/A	N/A

Ethema Health has lower revenue, but higher earnings than agilon health.

Profitability

This table compares agilon health and Ethema Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
agilon health	-5.57%	-29.91%	-10.19%
Ethema Health	17.93%	-43.73%	24.50%

Volatility and Risk

agilon health has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ethema Health has a beta of 2.46, suggesting that its share price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for agilon health and Ethema Health, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
agilon health	2	14	4	0	2.10
Ethema Health	0	0	0	0	N/A

agilon health presently has a consensus price target of $8.03, suggesting a potential upside of 198.56%. Given agilon health’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe agilon health is more favorable than Ethema Health.

Summary

Ethema Health beats agilon health on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About agilon health

agilon health, inc. provides healthcare services for seniors through primary care physicians in the communities of the United States. It offers a platform that manages the total healthcare needs of the patients by subscription-like per-member per-month. The company was formerly known as Agilon Health Topco, Inc. and changed its name to agilon health, inc. in March 2021. agilon health, inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Austin, Texas.

About Ethema Health

Ethema Health Corporation operates behavioral healthcare space specifically in the treatment of substance use disorders. It offers rehabilitation services. The company was formerly known as GreeneStone Healthcare Corporation and changed its name to Ethema Health Corporation in April 2017. Ethema Health Corporation is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.