Contrasting 111 (NASDAQ:YI) and BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSG)

BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSG) and 111 (NASDAQ:YI) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares BrightSpring Health Services and 111’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrightSpring Health Services	2.69%	18.56%	6.03%
111	-1.01%	N/A	-4.86%

Risk & Volatility

BrightSpring Health Services has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 111 has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BrightSpring Health Services and 111″s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BrightSpring Health Services	$12.91 billion	1.03	$190.67 million	$1.85	36.30
111	$1.80 billion	0.01	-$9.65 million	($1.60)	-1.81

BrightSpring Health Services has higher revenue and earnings than 111. 111 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BrightSpring Health Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for BrightSpring Health Services and 111, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightSpring Health Services	0	0	17	2	3.11
111	1	0	0	0	1.00

BrightSpring Health Services currently has a consensus price target of $77.81, indicating a potential upside of 15.88%. Given BrightSpring Health Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe BrightSpring Health Services is more favorable than 111.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.3% of 111 shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of BrightSpring Health Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% of 111 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

BrightSpring Health Services beats 111 on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BrightSpring Health Services

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. operates a home and community-based healthcare services platform in the United States. The company's platform focuses on delivering pharmacy and provider services, including clinical and supportive care in home and community settings to Medicare, Medicaid, and insured populations. It serves patients through clinical providers and pharmacists. The company was formerly known as Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. and changed its name to BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. in May 2021. BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

About 111

111, Inc. engages in the provision of pharmaceutical products and medical services through online retail pharmacy and indirectly through offline pharmacy network. It operates through the B2C and B2B segments. The B2C segment engages in the sale of pharmaceutical and other health and wellness products directly to consumers through 1 Drugstore and its offline pharmacies. The B2B segment includes the sale of pharmaceutical products to pharmacy customers through 1 Drug Mall. The company was founded by Gang Yu and Jun Ling Liu in May 2013 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.