Talkspace (TALK) Competitors

Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ:ADUS) and Talkspace (NASDAQ:TALK) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, ADUS or TALK?

Addus HomeCare has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talkspace has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ADUS or TALK?

Addus HomeCare has higher revenue and earnings than Talkspace. Addus HomeCare 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
Addus HomeCare	$1.15B	1.59	$62.52M	$4.24	23.88
Talkspace	$187.59M	2.40	-$19.18M	$0.01	267.00

Is ADUS or TALK more profitable?

Addus HomeCare has a net margin of 6.50% compared to Talkspace's net margin of 0.61%. Addus HomeCare's return on equity of 9.62% beat Talkspace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Addus HomeCare	6.50%	9.62%	7.37%
Talkspace	0.61%	0.98%	0.84%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ADUS or TALK?

95.3% of Addus HomeCare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Talkspace shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Addus HomeCare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of Talkspace shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ADUS or TALK?

Addus HomeCare received 324 more outperform votes than Talkspace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.89% of users gave Addus HomeCare an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Talkspace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Addus HomeCare	Outperform Votes 330 68.89%	Underperform Votes 149 31.11%
Talkspace	Outperform Votes 6 42.86%	Underperform Votes 8 57.14%

Does the media favor ADUS or TALK?

In the previous week, Addus HomeCare and Addus HomeCare both had 7 articles in the media. Addus HomeCare's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Talkspace's score of 0.94 indicating that Addus HomeCare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Addus HomeCare	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Talkspace	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ADUS or TALK?

Addus HomeCare currently has a consensus target price of $132.78, indicating a potential upside of 31.14%. Talkspace has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 68.54%. Given Talkspace's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Talkspace is more favorable than Addus HomeCare.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Addus HomeCare	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Talkspace	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Addus HomeCare beats Talkspace on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.