Contrasting Joint (JYNT) & Its Rivals

Joint (NASDAQ:JYNT) is one of 233 publicly-traded companies in the “Healthcare Providers & Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Joint to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Joint and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Joint	$54.90 million	$2.91 million	33.25
Joint Competitors	$19.20 billion	$301.67 million	7.42

Joint’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Joint. Joint is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Joint has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Joint’s peers have a beta of 0.98, meaning that their average stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

76.9% of Joint shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of shares of all “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 30.2% of Joint shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of shares of all “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Joint and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Joint	1	2	0	0	1.67
Joint Competitors	1861	7722	13341	820	2.55

Joint currently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.30%. As a group, “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies have a potential upside of 13.01%. Given Joint’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Joint is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Joint and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Joint	4.81%	22.11%	6.15%
Joint Competitors	-8.08%	-137.95%	-1.47%

Summary

Joint beats its peers on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Joint Company Profile

The Joint Corp. operates and franchises chiropractic clinics in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Corporate Clinics and Franchise Operations. The Joint Corp. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.