Astrana Health (ASTH) Competitors

Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH) and WillScot (NASDAQ:WSC) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Does the media prefer ASTH or WSC?

In the previous week, WillScot had 3 more articles in the media than Astrana Health. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for WillScot and 5 mentions for Astrana Health. WillScot's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Astrana Health's score of 0.94 indicating that WillScot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Astrana Health	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WillScot	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ASTH or WSC?

Astrana Health currently has a consensus price target of $53.29, suggesting a potential upside of 110.78%. WillScot has a consensus price target of $40.63, suggesting a potential upside of 36.97%. Given Astrana Health's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Astrana Health is more favorable than WillScot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Astrana Health	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
WillScot	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ASTH or WSC?

Astrana Health has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WillScot. Astrana Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WillScot, 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
Astrana Health	$2.03B	0.70	$43.15M	$0.72	35.11
WillScot	$2.40B	2.26	$28.13M	$0.09	329.56

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ASTH or WSC?

52.8% of Astrana Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of WillScot shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Astrana Health shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of WillScot shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASTH or WSC more profitable?

Astrana Health has a net margin of 1.56% compared to WillScot's net margin of 0.63%. WillScot's return on equity of 26.28% beat Astrana Health's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astrana Health	1.56%	4.90%	2.68%
WillScot	0.63%	26.28%	4.68%

Which has more volatility and risk, ASTH or WSC?

Astrana Health has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WillScot has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

WillScot beats Astrana Health on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.