Akumin (NASDAQ:AKU – Get Rating) and First Choice Healthcare Solutions (OTCMKTS:FCHS – Get Rating) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
Akumin has a beta of -0.48, indicating that its share price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Choice Healthcare Solutions has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Akumin and First Choice Healthcare Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Akumin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| First Choice Healthcare Solutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Akumin and First Choice Healthcare Solutions’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Akumin | $749.63 million | 0.04 | -$156.76 million | ($1.79) | -0.16 |
| First Choice Healthcare Solutions | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
First Choice Healthcare Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Akumin.
Profitability
This table compares Akumin and First Choice Healthcare Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Akumin | -21.45% | -71.19% | -5.66% |
| First Choice Healthcare Solutions | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
15.6% of Akumin shares are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Akumin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.8% of First Choice Healthcare Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
First Choice Healthcare Solutions beats Akumin on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Akumin
Akumin Inc. provides outpatient diagnostic imaging services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Radiology and Oncology. The company offers various medical imaging services, including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, positron emission tomography, nuclear medicine, mammography, ultrasound, diagnostic radiology, fluoroscopy, and other diagnostic and interventional radiology procedures through owned and/or operated imaging locations. It provides outpatient radiology, and oncology services and solutions to hospitals and health systems across 48 states. Akumin Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Plantation, Florida.
About First Choice Healthcare Solutions
First Choice Healthcare Solutions, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in a healthcare services platform. Its platform includes primary care using doctors, nurse practitioners, health and well services, rehabilitative therapy, pain management, and pharmacy- services. The company was founded on May 30, 2007 and is headquartered in Melbourne, FL.
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