Talkspace (NASDAQ:TALK – Get Free Report) is one of 34 public companies in the “Health services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Talkspace to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
46.4% of Talkspace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of shares of all “Health services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.4% of Talkspace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of shares of all “Health services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Talkspace and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Talkspace | $119.57 million | -$79.67 million | -6.70 |
| Talkspace Competitors | $1.54 billion | -$99.36 million | 14.36 |
Profitability
This table compares Talkspace and its peers’ 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% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Talkspace and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Talkspace | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Talkspace Competitors | 11 | 154 | 311 | 0 | 2.63 |
Talkspace currently has a consensus target price of $1.00, suggesting a potential downside of 50.25%. As a group, “Health services” companies have a potential upside of 101.49%. Given Talkspace’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Talkspace has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Volatility and Risk
Talkspace has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talkspace’s peers have a beta of 1.44, indicating that their average stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Talkspace peers beat Talkspace on 9 of the 12 factors compared.
About Talkspace
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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