Celcuity (CELC) Competitors

AdaptHealth (NASDAQ:AHCO) and Celcuity (NASDAQ:CELC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, AHCO or CELC?

AdaptHealth has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celcuity has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AHCO or CELC?

82.7% of AdaptHealth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.3% of Celcuity shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of AdaptHealth shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of Celcuity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AHCO or CELC more profitable?

Celcuity has a net margin of 0.00% compared to AdaptHealth's net margin of -6.57%. AdaptHealth's return on equity of 9.62% beat Celcuity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AdaptHealth	-6.57%	9.62%	3.18%
Celcuity	N/A	-62.66%	-39.78%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AHCO or CELC?

Celcuity received 253 more outperform votes than AdaptHealth when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.79% of users gave Celcuity an outperform vote while only 62.41% of users gave AdaptHealth an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AdaptHealth	Outperform Votes 88 62.41%	Underperform Votes 53 37.59%
Celcuity	Outperform Votes 341 67.79%	Underperform Votes 162 32.21%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AHCO or CELC?

Celcuity has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AdaptHealth. Celcuity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AdaptHealth, 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
AdaptHealth	$3.26B	0.32	-$678.90M	$0.60	12.98
Celcuity	N/A	N/A	-$63.78M	-$2.81	-3.64

Does the media favor AHCO or CELC?

In the previous week, AdaptHealth had 3 more articles in the media than Celcuity. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for AdaptHealth and 1 mentions for Celcuity. AdaptHealth's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Celcuity's score of 0.00 indicating that AdaptHealth is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AdaptHealth	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Celcuity	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate AHCO or CELC?

AdaptHealth presently has a consensus target price of $13.80, suggesting a potential upside of 77.15%. Celcuity has a consensus target price of $30.17, suggesting a potential upside of 194.60%. Given Celcuity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Celcuity is more favorable than AdaptHealth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AdaptHealth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Celcuity	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Summary

Celcuity beats AdaptHealth on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.