Head to Head Survey: Concentra Group Holdings Parent (NYSE:CON) and Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX)

Concentra Group Holdings Parent (NYSE:CON) and Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Concentra Group Holdings Parent has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nutex Health has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Concentra Group Holdings Parent and Nutex Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	7.33%	48.42%	5.90%
Nutex Health	11.62%	37.44%	14.16%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

5.3% of Nutex Health shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Concentra Group Holdings Parent shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.9% of Nutex Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Concentra Group Holdings Parent and Nutex Health”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	$1.90 billion	1.56	$166.54 million	$1.20	19.31
Nutex Health	$479.95 million	1.57	$52.10 million	$18.49	5.77

Concentra Group Holdings Parent has higher revenue and earnings than Nutex Health. Nutex Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Concentra Group Holdings Parent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Concentra Group Holdings Parent and Nutex Health, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	0	2	3	0	2.60
Nutex Health	0	1	2	0	2.67

Concentra Group Holdings Parent currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.16%. Nutex Health has a consensus target price of $252.50, suggesting a potential upside of 136.79%. Given Nutex Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nutex Health is more favorable than Concentra Group Holdings Parent.

Summary

Nutex Health beats Concentra Group Holdings Parent on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Concentra Group Holdings Parent

Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. provides occupational health services in the United States. The company offers occupational and consumer health services, including workers’ compensation injury care, urgent care, clinical testing, preventative care, and employer services, as well as wellness programs through occupational health centers and onsite clinics. It also provides Concentra Telemed, a telemedicine solution for the treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses, and employer services; pharmacy solution under the Concentra Pharmacy name; and Concentra Medical Compliance Administration, a third-party administrator that helps to manage abuse testing programs for employers with regulated or non-regulated workforces. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. is a subsidiary of Select Medical Corporation.

About Nutex Health

Nutex Health Inc. operates as a physician-led, healthcare services, and operations company. It operates through three segments: Hospital, Population Health Management (PHM), and Real Estate. The PHM segment establishes and operates independent physician associations; and offers a cloud-based platform for healthcare organizations to provide value-based care and population health management. The Real Estate segment owns and owns and leases land and hospital building. The Hospital segment develops and operates a network of micro-hospitals, specialty hospitals and hospital outpatient departments which offers 24/7 care. It also provides operational and managerial services, including management, billing, collections, human resources and recruiting, legal, accounting, and marketing. In addition, the company offers healthcare services, including emergency room care, inpatient care, and behavioral health, as well as onsite imaging, such as CT scan, X-ray, MRI, ultrasound, etc.; certified and accredited laboratories; and onsite inpatient pharmacies. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Houston, Texas.