Health Catalyst (HCAT) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer EB or HCAT?

In the previous week, Eventbrite had 1 more articles in the media than Health Catalyst. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Eventbrite and 4 mentions for Health Catalyst. Health Catalyst's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Eventbrite's score of 0.72 indicating that Health Catalyst is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eventbrite	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Health Catalyst	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend EB or HCAT?

Eventbrite currently has a consensus price target of $6.58, indicating a potential upside of 92.50%. Health Catalyst has a consensus price target of $11.71, indicating a potential upside of 58.65%. Given Eventbrite's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Eventbrite is more favorable than Health Catalyst.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eventbrite	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Health Catalyst	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EB or HCAT?

91.6% of Eventbrite shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Health Catalyst shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of Eventbrite shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Health Catalyst shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EB or HCAT?

Eventbrite received 16 more outperform votes than Health Catalyst when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.26% of users gave Health Catalyst an outperform vote while only 57.48% of users gave Eventbrite an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eventbrite	Outperform Votes 173 57.48%	Underperform Votes 128 42.52%
Health Catalyst	Outperform Votes 157 68.26%	Underperform Votes 73 31.74%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EB or HCAT?

Eventbrite has higher revenue and earnings than Health Catalyst. Eventbrite is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Health Catalyst, 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
Eventbrite	$326.13M	1.02	-$26.48M	-$0.09	-38.00
Health Catalyst	$295.94M	1.52	-$118.15M	-$1.35	-5.47

Which has more risk and volatility, EB or HCAT?

Eventbrite has a beta of 2.29, suggesting that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Health Catalyst has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EB or HCAT more profitable?

Eventbrite has a net margin of -2.42% compared to Health Catalyst's net margin of -26.20%. Eventbrite's return on equity of -4.44% beat Health Catalyst's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eventbrite	-2.42%	-4.44%	-0.91%
Health Catalyst	-26.20%	-7.51%	-3.72%

Summary

Eventbrite beats Health Catalyst on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.