Premier (PINC) Competitors

Evolent Health (NYSE:EVH) and Premier (NASDAQ:PINC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, EVH or PINC?

Evolent Health has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Premier has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EVH or PINC?

In the previous week, Evolent Health had 4 more articles in the media than Premier. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Evolent Health and 5 mentions for Premier. Premier's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Evolent Health's score of 0.18 indicating that Premier is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evolent Health	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Premier	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EVH or PINC?

74.4% of Premier shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Evolent Health shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Premier shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EVH or PINC?

Premier has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Evolent Health. Evolent Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier, 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
Evolent Health	$2.46B	0.54	-$113.04M	-$0.91	-12.53
Premier	$1.35B	1.59	$119.54M	$1.36	16.35

Is EVH or PINC more profitable?

Premier has a net margin of 11.41% compared to Evolent Health's net margin of -2.93%. Premier's return on equity of 10.74% beat Evolent Health's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evolent Health	-2.93%	6.30%	2.57%
Premier	11.41%	10.74%	6.36%

Do analysts recommend EVH or PINC?

Evolent Health presently has a consensus target price of $28.90, suggesting a potential upside of 153.51%. Premier has a consensus target price of $21.36, suggesting a potential downside of 3.93%. Given Evolent Health's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Evolent Health is more favorable than Premier.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Evolent Health	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Premier	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EVH or PINC?

Premier received 55 more outperform votes than Evolent Health when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.30% of users gave Evolent Health an outperform vote while only 68.19% of users gave Premier an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Evolent Health	Outperform Votes 558 74.30%	Underperform Votes 193 25.70%
Premier	Outperform Votes 613 68.19%	Underperform Votes 286 31.81%

Summary

Premier beats Evolent Health on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.