MSP Recovery (LIFW) Competitors

So-Young International (NASDAQ:SY) and MSP Recovery (NASDAQ:LIFW) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is SY or LIFW more profitable?

So-Young International has a net margin of 1.37% compared to So-Young International's net margin of -731.32%. MSP Recovery's return on equity of 0.81% beat So-Young International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
So-Young International	1.37%	0.81%	0.65%
MSP Recovery	-731.32%	-12.92%	-6.63%

Does the media prefer SY or LIFW?

In the previous week, MSP Recovery had 6 more articles in the media than So-Young International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for MSP Recovery and 0 mentions for So-Young International. So-Young International's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat MSP Recovery's score of 0.13 indicating that MSP Recovery is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
So-Young International	Neutral
MSP Recovery	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SY or LIFW?

So-Young International has higher revenue and earnings than MSP Recovery.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
So-Young International	$210.99M	0.59	$3M	$0.03	41.51
MSP Recovery	$7.70M	21.09	-$56.35M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer SY or LIFW?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
So-Young International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
MSP Recovery	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, SY or LIFW?

So-Young International has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MSP Recovery has a beta of -2.01, indicating that its share price is 301% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SY or LIFW?

So-Young International received 55 more outperform votes than MSP Recovery when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
So-Young International	Outperform Votes 55 64.71%	Underperform Votes 30 35.29%
MSP Recovery	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SY or LIFW?

35.3% of So-Young International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of MSP Recovery shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of So-Young International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of MSP Recovery shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

So-Young International beats MSP Recovery on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.