authID (AUID) Competitors

authID (NASDAQ:AUID) and Health Catalyst (NASDAQ:HCAT) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AUID or HCAT?

8.8% of authID shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Health Catalyst shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of authID shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Health Catalyst shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AUID or HCAT?

authID has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Health Catalyst. authID is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Health Catalyst, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
authID	$890K	59.20	-$14.28M	-$1.54	-2.55
Health Catalyst	$306.58M	0.67	-$69.50M	-$1.51	-1.93

Does the media favor AUID or HCAT?

In the previous week, Health Catalyst had 18 more articles in the media than authID. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Health Catalyst and 7 mentions for authID. authID's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Health Catalyst's score of -0.09 indicating that authID is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
authID	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Health Catalyst	2 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, AUID or HCAT?

authID has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Health Catalyst has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AUID or HCAT more profitable?

Health Catalyst has a net margin of -31.67% compared to authID's net margin of -1,518.05%. Health Catalyst's return on equity of -7.21% beat authID's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
authID	-1,518.05%	-117.29%	-100.25%
Health Catalyst	-31.67%	-7.21%	-3.28%

Do analysts prefer AUID or HCAT?

Health Catalyst has a consensus price target of $6.18, indicating a potential upside of 111.71%. Given Health Catalyst's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Health Catalyst is more favorable than authID.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
authID	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Health Catalyst	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Summary

Health Catalyst beats authID on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.