Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH – Get Free Report) and LifeStance Health Group (NASDAQ:LFST – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Astrana Health and LifeStance Health Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Astrana Health | $2.03 billion | 0.59 | $43.15 million | $0.19 | 112.37 |
| LifeStance Health Group | $1.25 billion | 2.02 | -$57.44 million | ($0.03) | -216.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Astrana Health and LifeStance Health Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Astrana Health | 0.33% | 1.26% | 0.60% |
| LifeStance Health Group | -0.67% | -0.62% | -0.43% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
52.8% of Astrana Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of LifeStance Health Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Astrana Health shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of LifeStance Health Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
Astrana Health has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LifeStance Health Group has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Astrana Health and LifeStance Health Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Astrana Health | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.45 |
| LifeStance Health Group | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2.80 |
Astrana Health currently has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 101.41%. LifeStance Health Group has a consensus target price of $8.86, indicating a potential upside of 36.68%. Given Astrana Health’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Astrana Health is more favorable than LifeStance Health Group.
Summary
Astrana Health beats LifeStance Health Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Astrana Health
Astrana Health, Inc., Inc., a physician-centric technology-powered healthcare management company, provides medical care services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Care Partners, Care Delivery, and Care Enablement. The company is leveraging its proprietary population health management and healthcare delivery platform, operates an integrated, value-based healthcare model which empowers the providers in its network to deliver care to its patients. It offers care coordination services to patients, families, primary care physicians, specialists, acute care hospitals, alternative sites of inpatient care, physician groups, and health plans. The company's physician network consists of primary care physicians, specialist physicians and extenders, and hospitalists. It serves patients, primarily covered by private or public insurance, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and health maintenance organization plans; and non-insured patients. The company was formerly known as Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Astrana Health, Inc. in February 2024. Astrana Health, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Alhambra, California.
About LifeStance Health Group
LifeStance Health Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides outpatient mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics in the United States. The company offers patients a suite of mental health services, including psychiatric evaluations and treatment, psychological, and neuropsychological testing, as well as individual, family, and group therapy. It treats a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, psychotic disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In addition, the company operates an outpatient mental health platform, as well as offers patient care virtually through its online delivery platform or in-person at its centers. LifeStance Health Group, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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