Joint (NASDAQ:JYNT – Get Free Report) and CorVel (NASDAQ:CRVL – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Joint and CorVel, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Joint | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
| CorVel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
76.9% of Joint shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of CorVel shares are held by institutional investors. 30.2% of Joint shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.7% of CorVel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Joint and CorVel”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Joint | $54.90 million | 2.16 | $2.91 million | $0.27 | 31.09 |
| CorVel | $958.53 million | 3.83 | $110.34 million | $2.25 | 31.99 |
CorVel has higher revenue and earnings than Joint. Joint is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CorVel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Joint and CorVel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Joint | 6.49% | 12.02% | 3.47% |
| CorVel | 11.72% | 29.92% | 17.82% |
Summary
CorVel beats Joint on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Joint
The Joint Corp. operates and franchises chiropractic clinics in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Corporate Clinics and Franchise Operations. The Joint Corp. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
About CorVel
CorVel Corporation provides workers’ compensation, auto, liability, and health solutions. It applies technology, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing to enhance the managing of episodes of care and the related health care costs. The company also offers network solutions services, including automated medical fee auditing, preferred provider management and reimbursement, retrospective utilization review, facility claim review, professional review, pharmacy, directed care, clearinghouse, independent medical examination, and inpatient medical bill review services, as well as Medicare solutions. In addition, it provides a range of patient management services, such as claims management, case management, 24/7 nurse triage, utilization management, vocational rehabilitation, and life care planning, as well as processing of claims for self-insured payors with respect to property and casualty insurance. The company offers solutions to employers, third party administrators, insurance companies, and government agencies to assist them in managing the medical costs and monitoring the quality of care associated with healthcare claims. CorVel Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.
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