The OLB Group (NASDAQ:OLB – Get Free Report) and American Well (NYSE:AMWL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Risk and Volatility
The OLB Group has a beta of 2.07, meaning that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Well has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for The OLB Group and American Well, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| The OLB Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| American Well | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.17 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares The OLB Group and American Well”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| The OLB Group | $12.84 million | 0.25 | -$23.18 million | ($4.85) | -0.28 |
| American Well | $261.68 million | 0.41 | -$208.14 million | ($10.19) | -0.67 |
The OLB Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Well. American Well is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The OLB Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
3.8% of The OLB Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.0% of American Well shares are held by institutional investors. 38.8% of The OLB Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of American Well 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 The OLB Group and American Well’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| The OLB Group | -155.02% | -258.34% | -140.87% |
| American Well | -81.83% | -56.73% | -42.15% |
Summary
American Well beats The OLB Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About The OLB Group
The OLB Group, Inc. is a diversified fintech e-commerce merchant services provider and Bitcoin crypto mining enterprise. The Company’s eCommerce platform delivers e-commerce services for a digital commerce solution to over 10,500 merchants in all 50 states. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, DMINT, Inc, is engaged in the mining of Bitcoin utilizing low carbon natural gas with over 1,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-based S19j Pro 96T mining computers. www.olb.com and www.olb.com/investors-data.
About American Well
American Well Corporation, an enterprise platform and software company, delivers digitally enabling hybrid care in the United States and internationally. The company offers Converge, a cloud-based platform that enables health providers, payers, and innovators to provide in-person, virtual and automated care; and delivers virtual primary care, post-discharge follow-up, chronic condition management, virtual nursing, e-sitting, on-demand and scheduled virtual visits, specialty consults, automated care, and behavioral health, as well as specialty care programs, including dermatology, musculoskeletal care, second opinion, and cardiometabolic care to patients and members. It provides Carepoint devices comprising carts, peripherals, tablets, and TVs, which serve as digital access points in clinical settings. In addition, the company offers Amwell Medical Group network services consisting of primary and urgent care, behavioral health therapy, acute psychiatry, lactation counseling, and nutrition services. Further, it provides professional services to facilitate implementation, workflow design, systems integration, and service expansion for its products, as well as patient and provider engagement services. The company sells its products through field sales professionals, channel partners, and value-added resellers. American Well Corporation was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
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