Premier (PINC) Competitors

Premier (NASDAQ:PINC) and HealthEquity (NASDAQ:HQY) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Does the media favor PINC or HQY?

In the previous week, HealthEquity had 6 more articles in the media than Premier. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for HealthEquity and 12 mentions for Premier. Premier's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat HealthEquity's score of 0.91 indicating that Premier is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Premier	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HealthEquity	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PINC or HQY?

Premier received 73 more outperform votes than HealthEquity when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.22% of users gave HealthEquity an outperform vote while only 67.96% of users gave Premier an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Premier	Outperform Votes 613 67.96%	Underperform Votes 289 32.04%
HealthEquity	Outperform Votes 540 70.22%	Underperform Votes 229 29.78%

Is PINC or HQY more profitable?

HealthEquity has a net margin of 8.41% compared to Premier's net margin of -0.40%. HealthEquity's return on equity of 9.70% beat Premier's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Premier	-0.40%	9.41%	5.38%
HealthEquity	8.41%	9.70%	6.08%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PINC or HQY?

74.4% of Premier shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of HealthEquity shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Premier shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of HealthEquity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PINC or HQY?

Premier has higher revenue and earnings than HealthEquity. Premier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HealthEquity, 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
Premier	$1.29B	1.45	$119.54M	-$0.10	-204.30
HealthEquity	$1.20B	6.27	$55.71M	$1.09	79.79

Which has more volatility & risk, PINC or HQY?

Premier has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HealthEquity has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PINC or HQY?

Premier presently has a consensus target price of $20.17, indicating a potential downside of 1.29%. HealthEquity has a consensus target price of $111.75, indicating a potential upside of 28.49%. Given HealthEquity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HealthEquity is more favorable than Premier.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Premier	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
HealthEquity	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

HealthEquity beats Premier on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.