Agilon Health (NYSE:AGL) vs. SeaStar Medical (NASDAQ:ICU) Financial Analysis

Agilon Health (NYSE:AGL) and SeaStar Medical (NASDAQ:ICU) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Agilon Health and SeaStar Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agilon Health	-5.35%	-66.76%	-17.47%
SeaStar Medical	-1,915.27%	N/A	-232.65%

Volatility and Risk

Agilon Health has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SeaStar Medical has a beta of -1.07, suggesting that its share price is 207% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.7% of SeaStar Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Agilon Health shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of SeaStar Medical shares 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Agilon Health and SeaStar Medical, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agilon Health	2	13	4	0	2.11
SeaStar Medical	1	0	0	0	1.00

Agilon Health presently has a consensus price target of $2.81, suggesting a potential upside of 190.65%. Given Agilon Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Agilon Health is more favorable than SeaStar Medical.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Agilon Health and SeaStar Medical”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agilon Health	$5.90 billion	0.07	-$260.15 million	($0.77)	-1.25
SeaStar Medical	$140,000.00	149.50	-$24.83 million	($2.62)	-0.23

SeaStar Medical has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Agilon Health. Agilon Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SeaStar Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Agilon Health beats SeaStar Medical on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Agilon Health

agilon health, inc. provides healthcare services for seniors through primary care physicians in the communities of the United States. It offers a platform that manages the total healthcare needs of the patients by subscription-like per-member per-month. The company was formerly known as Agilon Health Topco, Inc. and changed its name to agilon health, inc. in March 2021. agilon health, inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Austin, Texas.

About SeaStar Medical

SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation, a medical device company, develops a platform therapy to reduce the consequences of hyperinflammation on vital organs in the United States. The company offers inflammatory response to fend off infections and repair damaged tissue in the body. It is also developing products in various therapeutic areas, including pediatric and adult acute kidney injury on CRRT; cardiorenal syndrome in congestive heart failure; myocardial stunning in end stage renal disease; and hepatorenal syndrome. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.