International Money Express (IMXI) Competitors

Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH) and International Money Express (NASDAQ:IMXI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ASTH or IMXI?

International Money Express has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Astrana Health. International Money Express is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Astrana Health, 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
Astrana Health	$2.42B	0.71	$43.15M	$0.51	59.79
International Money Express	$658.65M	0.66	$58.82M	$1.64	8.91

Is ASTH or IMXI more profitable?

International Money Express has a net margin of 8.01% compared to Astrana Health's net margin of 1.04%. International Money Express' return on equity of 42.08% beat Astrana Health's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astrana Health	1.04%	3.43%	1.87%
International Money Express	8.01%	42.08%	12.03%

Do analysts rate ASTH or IMXI?

Astrana Health presently has a consensus price target of $53.29, indicating a potential upside of 74.74%. International Money Express has a consensus price target of $19.60, indicating a potential upside of 34.20%. Given Astrana Health's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Astrana Health is more favorable than International Money Express.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Astrana Health	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
International Money Express	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ASTH or IMXI?

52.8% of Astrana Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of International Money Express shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of Astrana Health shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of International Money Express shares are owned by company 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, ASTH or IMXI?

Astrana Health has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Money Express has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ASTH or IMXI?

In the previous week, International Money Express had 9 more articles in the media than Astrana Health. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for International Money Express and 6 mentions for Astrana Health. International Money Express' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Astrana Health's score of 0.93 indicating that International Money Express is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Astrana Health	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International Money Express	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

International Money Express beats Astrana Health on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.