Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (NYSE:FMS) and Tivity Health (NASDAQ:TVTY) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA and Tivity Health's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 7.38% | 10.62% | 4.15% |
Tivity Health | -47.44% | 128.43% | 6.11% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
1.6% of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Tivity Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Tivity Health shares are owned by company 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.
Volatility & Risk
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tivity Health has a beta of 2.49, meaning that its stock price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA and Tivity Health's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | $19.58 billion | 1.14 | $1.34 billion | $2.53 | 15.08 |
Tivity Health | $1.13 billion | 1.01 | $-286,820,000.00 | $2.02 | 11.48 |
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA has higher revenue and earnings than Tivity Health. Tivity Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA and Tivity Health, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2.35 |
Tivity Health | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 |
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA presently has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.92%. Tivity Health has a consensus price target of $22.1250, indicating a potential downside of 4.55%. Given Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is more favorable than Tivity Health.
Summary
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA beats Tivity Health on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.