About Phreesia
Phreesia, Inc. is a healthcare software company, which engages in the provision of patient check-in solutions for medical practices. The firm offers appointments, clinical support, integration, registration, patient activation, analytics and reports, revenue cycle, patient surveys, and privacy and security products. Its solutions include health systems, multi-specialty, and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs).
About ALJ Regional
ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of outsourcing services to commercial and government entities. It operates through the following segments: Faneuil and Phoenix. The Faneuil segment offers call center services, back office operations, staffing services, and toll collection services. The Phoenix segment produces and markets books and educational materials.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.2% of Phreesia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.4% of ALJ Regional shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Phreesia shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 66.3% of ALJ Regional shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Phreesia -70.36% -50.32% -41.55%
ALJ Regional 41.83% 217.41% 45.20%
Valuation & Earnings
Gross Revenue Price/Sales Net Income Earnings Price/Earnings
Ratio Per Share Ratio Phreesia $262.34 million 7.39 -$118.16 million ($3.54) -10.39
ALJ Regional $440.85 million 0.12 -$4.64 million $2.5 40.79
ALJ Regional has higher revenue and earnings than Phreesia. Phreesia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ALJ Regional, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Phreesia has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ALJ Regional has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ALJ Regional beats Phreesia on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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