Talkspace (TALK) Competitors

Progyny (NASDAQ:PGNY) and Talkspace (NASDAQ:TALK) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Is PGNY or TALK more profitable?

Progyny has a net margin of 4.33% compared to Talkspace's net margin of 1.51%. Progyny's return on equity of 10.90% beat Talkspace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Progyny	4.33%	10.90%	7.20%
Talkspace	1.51%	2.54%	2.15%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PGNY or TALK?

Progyny has higher revenue and earnings than Talkspace. Progyny is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Talkspace, 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
Progyny	$1.17B	1.69	$54.34M	$0.57	40.40
Talkspace	$187.59M	2.25	$1.15M	$0.02	126.25

Which has more volatility & risk, PGNY or TALK?

Progyny has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talkspace has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PGNY or TALK?

Progyny presently has a consensus target price of $24.09, suggesting a potential upside of 4.61%. Talkspace has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 78.22%. Given Talkspace's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Talkspace is more favorable than Progyny.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Progyny	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Talkspace	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PGNY or TALK?

94.9% of Progyny shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Talkspace shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Progyny shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.5% of Talkspace shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer PGNY or TALK?

In the previous week, Progyny had 9 more articles in the media than Talkspace. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Progyny and 4 mentions for Talkspace. Talkspace's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Progyny's score of 0.96 indicating that Talkspace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Progyny	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Talkspace	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Progyny beats Talkspace on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.