Analyzing Reliq Health Technologies (OTCMKTS:RQHTF) & American Well (NYSE:AMWL)

American Well (NYSE:AMWL) and Reliq Health Technologies (OTCMKTS:RQHTF) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

56.0% of American Well shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Reliq Health Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of American Well shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for American Well and Reliq Health Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Well	1	4	1	0	2.00
Reliq Health Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

American Well currently has a consensus price target of $8.60, suggesting a potential downside of 30.92%. Given Reliq Health Technologies’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Reliq Health Technologies is more favorable than American Well.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares American Well and Reliq Health Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Well	$218.53 million	0.94	-$95.70 million	($4.77)	-2.61
Reliq Health Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Reliq Health Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Well.

Profitability

This table compares American Well and Reliq Health Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Well	-35.75%	-30.12%	-22.30%
Reliq Health Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

American Well beats Reliq Health Technologies on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Reliq Health Technologies

Reliq Health Technologies Inc., a healthcare technology company, develops secure telemedicine and virtual care solutions for the healthcare market. It offers iUGO Care platform, a software as a solution that allows complex patients to receive care in the home. The company was formerly known as Moseda Technologies Inc. and changed its name to Reliq Health Technologies Inc. in May 2016. Reliq Health Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2005 is headquartered in Hamilton, Canada.