LifeMD (LFMD) Competitors

The Pennant Group (NASDAQ:PNTG) and LifeMD (NASDAQ:LFMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PNTG or LFMD?

The Pennant Group has higher revenue and earnings than LifeMD. LifeMD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Pennant 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
The Pennant Group	$652.30M	1.18	$13.38M	$0.70	32.03
LifeMD	$193.06M	1.03	-$20.60M	-$0.64	-7.20

Do analysts rate PNTG or LFMD?

The Pennant Group currently has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.56%. LifeMD has a consensus price target of $11.14, indicating a potential upside of 141.87%. Given LifeMD's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LifeMD is more favorable than The Pennant Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Pennant Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
LifeMD	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media prefer PNTG or LFMD?

In the previous week, The Pennant Group had 13 more articles in the media than LifeMD. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for The Pennant Group and 2 mentions for LifeMD. LifeMD's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat The Pennant Group's score of 0.07 indicating that LifeMD is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Pennant Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
LifeMD	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PNTG or LFMD more profitable?

The Pennant Group has a net margin of 3.24% compared to LifeMD's net margin of -12.06%. The Pennant Group's return on equity of 13.47% beat LifeMD's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Pennant Group	3.24%	13.47%	3.81%
LifeMD	-12.06%	N/A	-36.34%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PNTG or LFMD?

85.9% of The Pennant Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.5% of LifeMD shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of The Pennant Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of LifeMD shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, PNTG or LFMD?

The Pennant Group has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LifeMD has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PNTG or LFMD?

The Pennant Group received 4 more outperform votes than LifeMD when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave LifeMD an outperform vote while only 45.98% of users gave The Pennant Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Pennant Group	Outperform Votes 40 45.98%	Underperform Votes 47 54.02%
LifeMD	Outperform Votes 36 75.00%	Underperform Votes 12 25.00%

Summary

The Pennant Group beats LifeMD on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.