HealthStream (HSTM) Competitors

HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) and Model N (NYSE:MODN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HSTM or MODN?

HealthStream has higher revenue and earnings than Model N. Model N is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HealthStream, 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
HealthStream	$287.99M	3.32	$15.21M	$0.65	48.29
Model N	$249.46M	4.74	-$33.92M	-$0.00	-3,000,000.00

Which has more risk and volatility, HSTM or MODN?

HealthStream has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Model N has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HSTM or MODN?

69.6% of HealthStream shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of HealthStream shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Model N shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer HSTM or MODN?

HealthStream presently has a consensus target price of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.35%. Model N has a consensus target price of $29.17, indicating a potential downside of 2.78%. Given HealthStream's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HealthStream is more favorable than Model N.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HealthStream	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Model N	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to HSTM or MODN?

In the previous week, HealthStream had 1 more articles in the media than Model N. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for HealthStream and 0 mentions for Model N. HealthStream's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Model N's score of 0.00 indicating that HealthStream is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HealthStream	Very Positive
Model N	Neutral

Is HSTM or MODN more profitable?

HealthStream has a net margin of 6.84% compared to Model N's net margin of 0.10%. Model N's return on equity of 6.94% beat HealthStream's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HealthStream	6.84%	5.67%	3.91%
Model N	0.10%	6.94%	1.64%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HSTM or MODN?

HealthStream received 148 more outperform votes than Model N when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave HealthStream an outperform vote while only 56.37% of users gave Model N an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HealthStream	Outperform Votes 462 66.67%	Underperform Votes 231 33.33%
Model N	Outperform Votes 314 56.37%	Underperform Votes 243 43.63%

Summary

HealthStream beats Model N on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.