Fluent (FLNT) Competitors

American Well (NYSE:AMWL) and Fluent (NASDAQ:FLNT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Is AMWL or FLNT more profitable?

Fluent has a net margin of -10.59% compared to American Well's net margin of -81.83%. American Well's return on equity of -56.73% beat Fluent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Well	-81.83%	-56.73%	-42.15%
Fluent	-10.59%	-64.75%	-17.47%

Does the media prefer AMWL or FLNT?

In the previous week, Fluent had 8 more articles in the media than American Well. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Fluent and 3 mentions for American Well. Fluent's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat American Well's score of -0.33 indicating that Fluent is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Well	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fluent	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, AMWL or FLNT?

American Well has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluent has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AMWL or FLNT?

Fluent has higher revenue and earnings than American Well. Fluent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Well, 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
American Well	$254.36M	0.54	-$208.14M	-$14.00	-0.62
Fluent	$261.98M	0.16	-$63.22M	-$1.80	-1.41

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMWL or FLNT?

Fluent received 138 more outperform votes than American Well when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 43.73% of users gave Fluent an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave American Well an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
American Well	Outperform Votes 33 42.86%	Underperform Votes 44 57.14%
Fluent	Outperform Votes 171 43.73%	Underperform Votes 220 56.27%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AMWL or FLNT?

56.0% of American Well shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.3% of Fluent shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of American Well shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Fluent shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer AMWL or FLNT?

American Well currently has a consensus target price of $11.90, suggesting a potential upside of 36.16%. Fluent has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.34%. Given Fluent's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fluent is more favorable than American Well.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Well	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Fluent	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Fluent beats American Well on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.