Pacific Health Care Organization (OTCMKTS:PFHO – Get Free Report) and DocGo (NASDAQ:DCGO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Pacific Health Care Organization and DocGo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pacific Health Care Organization | 20.16% | 9.95% | 9.58% |
| DocGo | -62.23% | -44.09% | -29.14% |
Volatility & Risk
Pacific Health Care Organization has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DocGo has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pacific Health Care Organization | $6.72 million | 1.60 | $1.39 million | $0.11 | 7.65 |
| DocGo | $322.20 million | 0.20 | -$182.40 million | ($1.91) | -0.35 |
Pacific Health Care Organization has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DocGo. DocGo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pacific Health Care Organization, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
56.4% of DocGo shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.6% of Pacific Health Care Organization shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of DocGo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Pacific Health Care Organization and DocGo, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pacific Health Care Organization | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| DocGo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.33 |
DocGo has a consensus price target of $2.38, indicating a potential upside of 256.13%. Given DocGo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DocGo is more favorable than Pacific Health Care Organization.
Summary
Pacific Health Care Organization beats DocGo on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Pacific Health Care Organization
Pacific Health Care Organization, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty workers' compensation cost containment company in the United States. It is involved in managing and administering health care organizations (HCOs) and medical provider networks (MPNs). The company also provides claims-related services, including utilization review, medical case management, medical bill review, employee advocate services, workers' compensation carve-outs, expert witness testimony, and Medicare set-aside services. It serves insurers, third party administrators, self-administered employers, municipalities, and other industries. The company was formerly known as Clear Air, Inc. and changed its name to Pacific Health Care Organization, Inc. in January 2001. Pacific Health Care Organization, Inc. was incorporated in 1970 and is based in Irvine, California.
About DocGo
DocGo Inc. provides mobile health and medical transportation services for various health care providers in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company's transportation services include emergency response services; and non-emergency transport services comprise ambulance and wheelchair transportation services. It also offers mobile health services through its platform that are performed at home, offices, and other locations; event services, which include on-site healthcare support at sporting events and concerts; and total care management solutions comprising healthcare services and ancillary services, such as shelter. DocGo Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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