Cosmos Health (NASDAQ:COSM – Get Free Report) and BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSG – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Cosmos Health and BrightSpring Health Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cosmos Health | -33.08% | -56.88% | -18.03% |
| BrightSpring Health Services | 2.55% | 16.73% | 5.24% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Cosmos Health and BrightSpring Health Services”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cosmos Health | $65.27 million | 0.39 | -$19.15 million | ($0.64) | -0.40 |
| BrightSpring Health Services | $14.37 billion | 0.81 | $190.67 million | $1.66 | 35.38 |
BrightSpring Health Services has higher revenue and earnings than Cosmos Health. Cosmos Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BrightSpring Health Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Cosmos Health and BrightSpring Health Services, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cosmos Health | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| BrightSpring Health Services | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3.10 |
BrightSpring Health Services has a consensus price target of $70.71, indicating a potential upside of 20.39%. Given BrightSpring Health Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BrightSpring Health Services is more favorable than Cosmos Health.
Risk & Volatility
Cosmos Health has a beta of 4.8, meaning that its stock price is 380% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightSpring Health Services has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
12.6% of Cosmos Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.2% of Cosmos Health shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of BrightSpring Health Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
BrightSpring Health Services beats Cosmos Health on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cosmos Health
Cosmos Health Inc. manufactures, develops, and trades branded nutraceutical products in Greece, the United Kingdom, Croatia, Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, and Cyprus. It offers medicines, OTC medicines, nutraceutical products, vitamins, minerals and dietary, health care products, medical devices, baby products, and others under the Sky Premium Life and Mediterranation brand names. The company serves wholesale distributors and other healthcare providers, such as clinics, government agencies, independent retail and specialty pharmacies and independent specialty distributors. It sells its products through independent wholesale distributors. Cosmos Health Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
About BrightSpring Health Services
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. operates a home and community-based healthcare services platform in the United States. The company's platform focuses on delivering pharmacy and provider services, including clinical and supportive care in home and community settings to Medicare, Medicaid, and insured populations. It serves patients through clinical providers and pharmacists. The company was formerly known as Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. and changed its name to BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. in May 2021. BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
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