Financial Survey: Health In Tech (NASDAQ:HIT) and Marsh (NYSE:MRSH)

Health In Tech (NASDAQ:HIT) and Marsh (NYSE:MRSH) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Health In Tech and Marsh”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Health In Tech	$30.72 million	2.02	$1.71 million	$0.03	36.33
Marsh	$26.98 billion	3.12	$4.16 billion	$8.43	20.65

Marsh has higher revenue and earnings than Health In Tech. Marsh is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Health In Tech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Health In Tech and Marsh, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Health In Tech	1	0	0	1	2.50
Marsh	0	6	1	0	2.14

Health In Tech presently has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 129.36%. Marsh has a consensus price target of $204.86, indicating a potential upside of 17.67%. Given Health In Tech’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Health In Tech is more favorable than Marsh.

Risk & Volatility

Health In Tech has a beta of 8.53, suggesting that its share price is 753% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marsh has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Health In Tech and Marsh’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Health In Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marsh	15.42%	31.60%	8.26%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.0% of Marsh shares are held by institutional investors. 77.7% of Health In Tech shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Marsh 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.

Summary

Marsh beats Health In Tech on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Health In Tech

Health in Tech, Inc. engages in the provision of insurance technology platforms which offer a marketplace of processes in the healthcare industry. Its services include Stone Mountain Risk, eDIYBS, HI Card, HI Performance Network, and Ancillary Products. The company was founded by Tim Johnson in 2014 and is headquartered in Stuart, FL.

About Marsh

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., a professional services company, provides advice and solutions to clients in the areas of risk, strategy, and people worldwide. It operates in two segments, Risk and Insurance Services, and Consulting. The Risk and Insurance Services segment offers risk management services, such as risk advice, risk transfer, and risk control and mitigation solutions, as well as insurance and reinsurance broking, catastrophe and financial modeling, and related advisory services; and insurance program management services. This segment serves businesses, public entities, insurance companies, associations, professional services organizations, and private clients. The Consulting segment provides health, wealth, and career consulting services and products; and specialized management, as well as economic and brand consulting services. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in New York, New York.