Head-To-Head Review: Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC) vs. Ramsay Health Care (OTCMKTS:RMYHY)

Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC) and Ramsay Health Care (OTCMKTS:RMYHY) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Teladoc Health and Ramsay Health Care, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teladoc Health	0	11	6	0	2.35
Ramsay Health Care	0	1	0	0	2.00

Teladoc Health presently has a consensus target price of $9.80, indicating a potential upside of 24.09%. Given Teladoc Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Teladoc Health is more favorable than Ramsay Health Care.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Teladoc Health and Ramsay Health Care”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teladoc Health	$2.54 billion	0.55	-$1.00 billion	($1.19)	-6.63
Ramsay Health Care	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ramsay Health Care has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Teladoc Health.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.8% of Teladoc Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Teladoc Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Teladoc Health has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ramsay Health Care has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Teladoc Health and Ramsay Health Care’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teladoc Health	-8.16%	-10.13%	-4.43%
Ramsay Health Care	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Teladoc Health beats Ramsay Health Care on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Teladoc Health

Teladoc Health, Inc. provides virtual healthcare services worldwide. The company operates through Teladoc Health Integrated Care and BetterHelp segments. The Integrated Care segment offers virtual medical services, including general medical, expert medical, specialty medical, chronic condition management, and mental health, as well as enabling technologies and enterprise telehealth solutions for hospitals and health systems. The BetterHelp segment operates a mental health platform that provides online counseling and therapy services through website, mobile applications, phones, and text-based interactions by its licensed clinicians. The company offers its products and services under the Teladoc, Livongo, and BetterHelp brands. It serves employers, health plans, hospitals and health systems, and insurance and financial services companies, as well as individual members. The company was formerly known as Teladoc, Inc. and changed its name to Teladoc Health, Inc. in August 2018. Teladoc Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

About Ramsay Health Care

Ramsay Health Care Limited owns and operates hospitals. The company offers health care services to public and private patients. It operates facilities in approximately 530 locations in the Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom, France, and Nordics. Ramsay Health Care Limited was founded in 1964 and is based in Sydney, Australia.