Celcuity (CELC) Competitors

National HealthCare (NYSE:NHC) and Celcuity (NASDAQ:CELC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, NHC or CELC?

National HealthCare has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celcuity has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NHC or CELC?

56.4% of National HealthCare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.3% of Celcuity shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of National HealthCare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of Celcuity shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NHC or CELC more profitable?

National HealthCare has a net margin of 10.03% compared to Celcuity's net margin of 0.00%. National HealthCare's return on equity of 6.87% beat Celcuity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National HealthCare	10.03%	6.87%	4.68%
Celcuity	N/A	-62.66%	-39.78%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NHC or CELC?

Celcuity received 338 more outperform votes than National HealthCare when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave National HealthCare an outperform vote while only 67.79% of users gave Celcuity an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National HealthCare	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Celcuity	Outperform Votes 341 67.79%	Underperform Votes 162 32.21%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NHC or CELC?

National HealthCare has higher revenue and earnings than Celcuity. Celcuity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National HealthCare, 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
National HealthCare	$1.30B	1.11	$66.80M	$6.54	14.26
Celcuity	N/A	N/A	-$63.78M	-$2.81	-3.90

Does the media refer more to NHC or CELC?

In the previous week, Celcuity had 4 more articles in the media than National HealthCare. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Celcuity and 2 mentions for National HealthCare. National HealthCare's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Celcuity's score of 1.36 indicating that National HealthCare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National HealthCare	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Celcuity	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer NHC or CELC?

Celcuity has a consensus target price of $30.17, indicating a potential upside of 175.60%. Given Celcuity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Celcuity is more favorable than National HealthCare.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National HealthCare	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Celcuity	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Summary

National HealthCare and Celcuity tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.