Phreesia (NYSE:PHR) versus Alternate Health (OTCMKTS:AHGIF) Critical Comparison

Phreesia (NYSE:PHR) and Alternate Health (OTCMKTS:AHGIF) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.1% of Phreesia shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Phreesia shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Phreesia and Alternate Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phreesia	-1.16%	-1.36%	-0.96%
Alternate Health	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Phreesia and Alternate Health, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phreesia	1	0	16	1	2.94
Alternate Health	0	0	0	0	0.00

Phreesia presently has a consensus price target of $31.13, indicating a potential upside of 96.81%. Given Phreesia’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Phreesia is more favorable than Alternate Health.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Phreesia and Alternate Health”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Phreesia	$419.81 million	2.26	-$58.53 million	($0.10)	-158.15
Alternate Health	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Alternate Health has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Phreesia.

Summary

Phreesia beats Alternate Health on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Phreesia

Phreesia, Inc. provides an integrated SaaS-based software and payment platform for the healthcare industry in the United States and Canada. The company offers access solutions that offers appointment scheduling system for online appointments, reminders, and referral tracking management; registration solution to automate patient self-registration; revenue cycle solution, which offer insurance-verification processes, point-of-sale payments applications, post-visit payment collection, and flexible payment options; and network connect solution to deliver clinically relevant content to patients. The company deploys its platform in a range of modalities, such as Phreesia Mobile, a patients' mobile device; Phreesia Dashboard, a web-based dashboard for healthcare services clients; PhreesiaPads, a self-service intake tablets; and Arrivals Kiosks, an on-site kiosks. It serves patients; single-specialty practices, multi-specialty groups, and health systems; and pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology companies. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.

About Alternate Health

Alternate Health Corp., a diversified healthcare company, provides cloud based software solutions in Canada. It offers medical practice and controlled substance management software, blood analysis and toxicology labs, clinical research, continuing education programs, nutraceutical products, and security and control services to the medical cannabis industry. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.