National Research (NASDAQ:NRC) and Arcturis Data (OTCMKTS:SSYNF) Head to Head Comparison

Arcturis Data (OTCMKTS:SSYNF) and National Research (NASDAQ:NRC) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Arcturis Data and National Research’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arcturis Data	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Research	4.18%	164.26%	14.67%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

47.3% of National Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of National Research shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Arcturis Data and National Research”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arcturis Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Research	$137.39 million	3.62	$11.60 million	$0.25	87.40

National Research has higher revenue and earnings than Arcturis Data.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Arcturis Data and National Research, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arcturis Data	0	0	0	0	0.00
National Research	0	1	1	0	2.50

National Research has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.99%. Given National Research’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National Research is more favorable than Arcturis Data.

Summary

National Research beats Arcturis Data on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Arcturis Data

Arcturis Data Limited, a data company, uses data to support the discovery and development of new medicines. It supports the delivery of research across various phases of the clinical development pipeline covering various conditions and treatment types. The company translates patient pathways to support clinical development, inform policy, and advance research. It collaborates with research and industry experts to create disease-specific datasets. The company was formerly known as Sensyne Health Limited and changed its name to Arcturis Data Limited in October 2022. Arcturis Data Limited was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Kidlington, the United Kingdom.

About National Research

National Research Corporation provides analytics and insights that facilitate measurement and enhancement of the patient and employee experience. Its portfolio of subscription-based solutions provides actionable information and analysis to healthcare organizations across a range of mission-critical, constituent-related elements, including patient experience, service recovery, care transitions, employee engagement, reputation management, and brand loyalty. The company also offers marketing solutions that allow the tracking of awareness, perception, and consistency of healthcare brands; assessment of competitive differentiators; and enhanced segmentation tools to evaluate needs, wants, and behaviors of communities through real-time competitive assessments and enhanced segmentation tools. In addition, it provides experience solutions, such as patient experience, employee engagement, health risk assessments, care transition, and improvement tools. Further, the company provides reputation solutions that allow healthcare organizations to share a picture of their organization and ensure that timely and relevant content informs consumer decision-making; and governance solutions for not-for-profit hospital and health system boards of directors, executives, and physician leadership. National Research Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.