Viemed Healthcare (NASDAQ:VMD – Get Free Report) and Basel Medical Group (NASDAQ:BMGL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Viemed Healthcare and Basel Medical Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Viemed Healthcare | 4.81% | 10.16% | 7.22% |
| Basel Medical Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Viemed Healthcare and Basel Medical Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Viemed Healthcare | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Basel Medical Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Volatility and Risk
Viemed Healthcare has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Basel Medical Group has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Viemed Healthcare and Basel Medical Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Viemed Healthcare | $270.28 million | 1.28 | $14.93 million | $0.36 | 25.22 |
| Basel Medical Group | $14.55 million | 0.51 | -$9.50 million | N/A | N/A |
Viemed Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Basel Medical Group.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
74.2% of Viemed Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of Viemed Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Viemed Healthcare beats Basel Medical Group on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Viemed Healthcare
Viemed Healthcare, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides home medical equipment (HME) and post-acute respiratory healthcare services to patients in the United States. It provides respiratory disease management solutions, including treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which include non-invasive ventilation, percussion vests, and other therapies; and invasive and non-invasive ventilation and related equipment and supplies to patients suffering from COPD. The company leases non-invasive and invasive ventilators, positive airway pressure machines (PAP), durable medical equipment, percussion vests, oxygen concentrators, and other medical equipment; and sells and rents HME devices. In addition, it provides neuromuscular care and oxygen therapy services; and sleep apnea management provides sleep solutions and/or equipment, such as PAP, automatic continuous positive airway pressure, and bi-level positive airway pressure machines. Further, the company offers in home sleep apnea testing services, as well as healthcare staffing and recruitment services. Viemed Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.
About Basel Medical Group
Basel Medical Group Ltd. is an investment holding company, which engages in providing orthopedic surgeries, medical care, and diagnosis services. Its services include orthopedic surgeries, medical care, rehabilitative therapy, physiotherapy, non-surgical treatments, medical diagnosis, magnetic resonance imaging, general surgery, x-ray, lump removal, sports medicine, and total hip replacement. The company was founded by Man Hing Yip on August 10, 2023 and is headquartered in Singapore.
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