Reviewing CochLear (OTCMKTS:CHEOY) & Agilon Health (NYSE:AGL)

Agilon Health (NYSE:AGL) and CochLear (OTCMKTS:CHEOY) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Agilon Health and CochLear, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agilon Health	2	12	4	0	2.11
CochLear	0	3	0	2	2.80

Agilon Health currently has a consensus price target of $2.73, indicating a potential upside of 374.92%. Given Agilon Health’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Agilon Health is more favorable than CochLear.

Risk and Volatility

Agilon Health has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CochLear has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Agilon Health and CochLear”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agilon Health	$6.06 billion	0.04	-$260.15 million	($0.75)	-0.77
CochLear	$1.53 billion	7.68	$251.85 million	N/A	N/A

CochLear has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Agilon Health.

Profitability

This table compares Agilon Health and CochLear’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agilon Health	-5.24%	-75.92%	-18.35%
CochLear	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

CochLear beats Agilon Health on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Agilon Health

agilon health, inc. provides healthcare services for seniors through primary care physicians in the communities of the United States. It offers a platform that manages the total healthcare needs of the patients by subscription-like per-member per-month. The company was formerly known as Agilon Health Topco, Inc. and changed its name to agilon health, inc. in March 2021. agilon health, inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Austin, Texas.

About CochLear

Cochlear Limited provides implantable hearing solutions for children and adults worldwide. It offers cochlear implant systems, sound processor upgrades, bone conduction systems, accessories, and other products. Cochlear Limited was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.