LifeStance Health Group (NASDAQ:LFST – Get Rating) and Union Dental (OTCMKTS:UDHI – Get Rating) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for LifeStance Health Group and Union Dental, as provided by MarketBeat.
Get LifeStance Health Group alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LifeStance Health Group | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Union Dental | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
LifeStance Health Group presently has a consensus target price of $8.21, indicating a potential upside of 54.00%. Given LifeStance Health Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe LifeStance Health Group is more favorable than Union Dental.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares LifeStance Health Group and Union Dental's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LifeStance Health Group | $667.51 million | 3.00 | -$307.20 million | ($0.80) | -6.66 |
| Union Dental | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Union Dental has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LifeStance Health Group.
Risk and Volatility
LifeStance Health Group has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Union Dental has a beta of 4.72, meaning that its share price is 372% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
76.5% of LifeStance Health Group shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of LifeStance Health Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares LifeStance Health Group and Union Dental's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LifeStance Health Group | -33.77% | -18.01% | -14.14% |
| Union Dental | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
LifeStance Health Group beats Union Dental on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About LifeStance Health Group
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LifeStance Health Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides outpatient mental health services. The company offers patients a suite of mental health services, including psychiatric evaluations and treatment, psychological, and neuropsychological testing, as well as individual, family, and group therapy. It treats a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, psychotic disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In addition, the company operates outpatient mental health platform as well as offers patients care virtually through its online delivery platform or in-person at its centers in 32 states. It serves children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics. LifeStance Health Group, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
About Union Dental
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Union Dental Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides detal services in the United States. The company operates a network of dental providers, the Dental Referral, who provide dental services through the network to union members in accordance with arrangements between UDC and various labor unions. It also manages the operation of a general dental practice. The company is based in Coral Springs, Florida.
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