Medical Facilities (DR) Competitors

Medical Facilities (TSE:DR) and WELL Health Technologies (TSE:WELL) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is DR or WELL more profitable?

WELL Health Technologies has a net margin of 7.67% compared to Medical Facilities' net margin of 4.43%. Medical Facilities' return on equity of 24.55% beat WELL Health Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Medical Facilities	4.43%	24.55%	13.60%
WELL Health Technologies	7.67%	8.74%	2.07%

Does the media prefer DR or WELL?

In the previous week, Medical Facilities had 9 more articles in the media than WELL Health Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Medical Facilities and 1 mentions for WELL Health Technologies. WELL Health Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Medical Facilities' score of 0.02 indicating that WELL Health Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Medical Facilities	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
WELL Health Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate DR or WELL?

Medical Facilities currently has a consensus price target of C$14.75, suggesting a potential downside of 7.87%. WELL Health Technologies has a consensus price target of C$8.08, suggesting a potential upside of 70.72%. Given WELL Health Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WELL Health Technologies is more favorable than Medical Facilities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Medical Facilities	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
WELL Health Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more risk and volatility, DR or WELL?

Medical Facilities has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WELL Health Technologies has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DR or WELL?

8.1% of Medical Facilities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.6% of WELL Health Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Medical Facilities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of WELL Health Technologies shares are held 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DR or WELL?

WELL Health Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Medical Facilities. Medical Facilities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WELL Health Technologies, 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
Medical Facilities	C$388.07M	0.67	C$17.17M	C$1.49	10.72
WELL Health Technologies	C$962.00M	1.23	C$73.76M	C$0.30	16.03

Summary

WELL Health Technologies beats Medical Facilities on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.