Financial Comparison: Wanderport (OTCMKTS:WDRP) versus HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM)

Wanderport (OTCMKTS:WDRP) and HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

69.6% of HealthStream shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.9% of Wanderport shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of HealthStream shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Wanderport and HealthStream’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wanderport	5.71%	N/A	N/A
HealthStream	6.93%	5.82%	4.07%

Volatility & Risk

Wanderport has a beta of -1.93, meaning that its share price is 293% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HealthStream has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Wanderport and HealthStream, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wanderport	0	0	0	0	0.00
HealthStream	0	3	1	0	2.25

HealthStream has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.96%. Given HealthStream’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HealthStream is more favorable than Wanderport.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Wanderport and HealthStream”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wanderport	$30,000.00	14.37	N/A	N/A	N/A
HealthStream	$291.65 million	2.44	$20.01 million	$0.68	35.21

HealthStream has higher revenue and earnings than Wanderport.

Summary

HealthStream beats Wanderport on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wanderport

Wanderport Corporation distributes hemp-based food, beverages, and consumer products. It offers food and beverage products, such as hemp coffees, proteins, and seeds; dietary supplements, and body and skincare products, as well as accessories. The company sells its products online through its wanderbrands.com website. The company was formerly known as Temtex Industries Inc. and changed its name to Wanderport Corporation in January 2007. Wanderport Corporation was founded in 2006 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

About HealthStream

HealthStream, Inc. provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based applications for healthcare organizations in the United States. The company’s solutions help healthcare organizations in meeting their ongoing clinical development, talent management, training, education, assessment, competency management, safety and compliance, and scheduling, as well as provider credentialing, privileging, and enrollment needs. It offers hStream, a technology platform that powers a range of healthcare workforce solutions. The company provides its solutions to customers across a range of entities within the healthcare industry, including private, not-for-profit, and government entities, as well as pharmaceutical and medical device companies through its direct sales teams. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.