Head-To-Head Review: Vapor (OTCMKTS:HCMC) and McKesson (NYSE:MCK)

Vapor (OTCMKTS:HCMC) and McKesson (NYSE:MCK) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Vapor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of McKesson shares are held by institutional investors. 44.9% of Vapor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of McKesson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Vapor and McKesson’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vapor	N/A	N/A	-484.59%
McKesson	1.04%	-248.14%	5.84%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Vapor and McKesson, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vapor	0	0	0	0	0.00
McKesson	0	4	12	2	2.89

McKesson has a consensus price target of $892.86, suggesting a potential upside of 8.18%. Given McKesson’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe McKesson is more favorable than Vapor.

Volatility and Risk

Vapor has a beta of -1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 237% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McKesson has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Vapor and McKesson”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vapor	N/A	N/A	-$11.89 million	N/A	N/A
McKesson	$359.05 billion	0.28	$3.30 billion	$32.13	25.69

McKesson has higher revenue and earnings than Vapor.

Summary

McKesson beats Vapor on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vapor

Healthier Choices Management Corp. operates natural and organic retail stores in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Grocery and Vapor. The company operates Ada's Natural Market and Paradise Health & Nutrition stores that offer fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, deli, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, health and beauty products, and natural household items; Mother Earth's Storehouse and Ellwood Thompson stores, which provide organic and health foods, and vitamins; and Greens Natural Food stores that offers organic produce and non-GMO groceries and bulk foods, various local products, juice and smoothie bar, fresh foods, vitamins and supplements, and health and beauty products. It also sells vitamins and supplements, as well as health, beauty, and personal care products through its TheVitaminStore.com website. In addition, the company offers Q-Unit and Q-Cup technology, a product that enables consumers to vape concentrates either medicinally or recreationally. Healthier Choices Management Corp. is headquartered in Hollywood, Florida.

About McKesson

McKesson Corporation provides healthcare services in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: U.S. Pharmaceutical, Prescription Technology Solutions (RxTS), Medical-Surgical Solutions, and International. The U.S. Pharmaceutical segment distributes branded, generic, specialty, biosimilar and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, and other healthcare-related products. This segment also offers practice management, technology, clinical support, and business solutions to community-based oncology and other specialty practices; and consulting, outsourcing, technological, and other services, as well as sells financial, operational, and clinical solutions to pharmacies. The RxTS segment serves biopharma and life sciences partners, and patients to address medication challenges for patients by working across healthcare; connects patients, pharmacies, providers, pharmacy benefit managers, health plans, and biopharma companies to deliver innovative solutions to help people get the medicine needed to live healthier lives; and provides prescription price transparency, benefit insight, dispensing support, third-party logistics, and wholesale distribution support services. The Medical-Surgical Solutions segment offers medical-surgical supply distribution, logistics, and other services to healthcare providers, including physician offices, surgery centers, nursing homes, hospital reference labs, and home health care agencies. The International segment provides distribution and services to wholesale, institutional, and retail customers in Europe and Canada. McKesson Corporation was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.