Talkspace (TALK) Competitors

Talkspace (NASDAQ:TALK) and Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ:ADUS) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer TALK or ADUS?

Talkspace currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 55.17%. Addus HomeCare has a consensus price target of $142.57, indicating a potential upside of 29.43%. Given Talkspace's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Talkspace is more favorable than Addus HomeCare.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Talkspace	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Addus HomeCare	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Is TALK or ADUS more profitable?

Addus HomeCare has a net margin of 6.50% compared to Talkspace's net margin of 0.61%. Addus HomeCare's return on equity of 9.62% beat Talkspace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talkspace	0.61%	0.98%	0.84%
Addus HomeCare	6.50%	9.62%	7.37%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TALK or ADUS?

Addus HomeCare received 326 more outperform votes than Talkspace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.02% of users gave Addus HomeCare an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave Talkspace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Talkspace	Outperform Votes 6 40.00%	Underperform Votes 9 60.00%
Addus HomeCare	Outperform Votes 332 69.02%	Underperform Votes 149 30.98%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TALK or ADUS?

Addus HomeCare has higher revenue and earnings than Talkspace. Addus HomeCare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Talkspace, 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
Talkspace	$194.36M	2.50	-$19.18M	$0.02	145.00
Addus HomeCare	$1.21B	1.67	$62.52M	$4.43	24.86

Which has more risk and volatility, TALK or ADUS?

Talkspace has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Addus HomeCare has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TALK or ADUS?

In the previous week, Addus HomeCare had 11 more articles in the media than Talkspace. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Addus HomeCare and 3 mentions for Talkspace. Talkspace's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Addus HomeCare's score of 0.91 indicating that Talkspace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Talkspace	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Addus HomeCare	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TALK or ADUS?

57.4% of Talkspace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Addus HomeCare shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.5% of Talkspace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Addus HomeCare shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Addus HomeCare beats Talkspace on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.