eHealth (EHTH) and The Competition Critical Survey

eHealth (NASDAQ:EHTH) is one of 311 publicly-traded companies in the “Insurance” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare eHealth to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for eHealth and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
eHealth	1	5	0	0	1.83
eHealth Competitors	3349	15720	16568	747	2.40

eHealth presently has a consensus price target of $2.19, suggesting a potential upside of 428.64%. As a group, “Insurance” companies have a potential upside of 4.27%. Given eHealth’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe eHealth is more favorable than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

eHealth has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, eHealth’s rivals have a beta of -1.55, suggesting that their average stock price is 255% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares eHealth and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
eHealth	$554.01 million	$40.04 million	-0.33
eHealth Competitors	$15.33 billion	$1.70 billion	33.70

eHealth’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than eHealth. eHealth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares eHealth and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
eHealth	4.89%	5.34%	2.48%
eHealth Competitors	9.45%	-10.05%	4.09%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.5% of eHealth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of eHealth shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

eHealth rivals beat eHealth on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About eHealth

eHealth, Inc. operates an online health insurance marketplace that helps individuals and families compare and enroll in health coverage. Its platform combines digital tools with licensed insurance agents who can provide enrollment assistance. The company offers Medicare products, including Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement and Medicare Part D plans, as well as individual and family health insurance. It works with insurance carriers to present plan options to consumers, with availability varying by location.