Talkspace (NASDAQ:TALK – Get Free Report) is one of 34 publicly-traded companies in the “Health services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Talkspace to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Talkspace and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Talkspace | -38.70% | -35.11% | -29.10% |
| Talkspace Competitors | -145.45% | -204.14% | -19.30% |
Risk and Volatility
Talkspace has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talkspace’s competitors have a beta of 1.42, meaning that their average share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Talkspace | $119.57 million | -$79.67 million | -6.40 |
| Talkspace Competitors | $1.54 billion | -$99.36 million | 14.06 |
Talkspace’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Talkspace. Talkspace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
46.4% of Talkspace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of shares of all “Health services” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.4% of Talkspace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.6% of shares of all “Health services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Talkspace and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Talkspace | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Talkspace Competitors | 10 | 154 | 310 | 0 | 2.63 |
Talkspace currently has a consensus price target of $1.00, indicating a potential downside of 47.92%. As a group, “Health services” companies have a potential upside of 93.90%. Given Talkspace’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Talkspace has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Summary
Talkspace competitors beat Talkspace on 9 of the 12 factors compared.
Talkspace Company Profile
Talkspace, Inc. operates as a virtual behavioral healthcare company. The company offers psychotherapy and psychiatry services through its platform to individuals, enterprises, and health plans through both business-to-business and business-to-consumer channels. It provides text, audio, and video-based psychotherapy from licensed therapists. The company offers Talkspace for Business for employees to access its platform services on a benefit plan paid by the employer; and Talkspace Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Talkspace Behavioral Health plan, that provides online therapy to employees through EAP and behavioral health benefits. Talkspace, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in New York, New York.
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