Health Catalyst (HCAT) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MOMO or HCAT?

Hello Group has higher revenue and earnings than Health Catalyst. Health Catalyst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hello Group, 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
Hello Group	$1.45B	0.71	$142.42M	$1.30	6.55
Health Catalyst	$306.58M	0.91	-$69.50M	-$1.15	-3.47

Does the media prefer MOMO or HCAT?

In the previous week, Health Catalyst had 4 more articles in the media than Hello Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Health Catalyst and 2 mentions for Hello Group. Hello Group's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Health Catalyst's score of 0.02 indicating that Hello Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hello Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Health Catalyst	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MOMO or HCAT?

51.0% of Hello Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Health Catalyst shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.4% of Hello Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Health Catalyst shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer MOMO or HCAT?

Hello Group presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.76%. Health Catalyst has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 100.50%. Given Health Catalyst's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Health Catalyst is more favorable than Hello Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hello Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Health Catalyst	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Is MOMO or HCAT more profitable?

Hello Group has a net margin of 9.36% compared to Health Catalyst's net margin of -23.34%. Hello Group's return on equity of 15.51% beat Health Catalyst's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hello Group	9.36%	15.51%	9.95%
Health Catalyst	-23.34%	-6.14%	-2.74%

Which has more risk and volatility, MOMO or HCAT?

Hello Group has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Health Catalyst has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hello Group beats Health Catalyst on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.