Health Catalyst (HCAT) Competitors

Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) and Health Catalyst (NASDAQ:HCAT) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MOMO or HCAT?

Hello Group has higher revenue and earnings than Health Catalyst. Health Catalyst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hello Group, 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
Hello Group	$1.45B	0.71	$142.42M	$1.30	6.57
Health Catalyst	$306.58M	0.86	-$69.50M	-$1.15	-3.31

Do analysts recommend MOMO or HCAT?

Hello Group presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.39%. Health Catalyst has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 109.97%. Given Health Catalyst's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Health Catalyst is more favorable than Hello Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hello Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Health Catalyst	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Does the media refer more to MOMO or HCAT?

In the previous week, Hello Group had 3 more articles in the media than Health Catalyst. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hello Group and 2 mentions for Health Catalyst. Health Catalyst's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Hello Group's score of 0.90 indicating that Health Catalyst is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hello Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Health Catalyst	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MOMO or HCAT more profitable?

Hello Group has a net margin of 9.36% compared to Health Catalyst's net margin of -23.34%. Hello Group's return on equity of 15.51% beat Health Catalyst's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hello Group	9.36%	15.51%	9.95%
Health Catalyst	-23.34%	-6.14%	-2.74%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MOMO or HCAT?

51.0% of Hello Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Health Catalyst shares are held by institutional investors. 61.4% of Hello Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Health Catalyst shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, MOMO or HCAT?

Hello Group has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Health Catalyst has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hello Group beats Health Catalyst on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.