Analyzing Ascendant Solutions (OTCMKTS:MYDP) and DocGo (NASDAQ:DCGO)

Ascendant Solutions (OTCMKTS:MYDP) and DocGo (NASDAQ:DCGO) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.4% of DocGo shares are held by institutional investors. 31.6% of Ascendant Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of DocGo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Ascendant Solutions and DocGo, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ascendant Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
DocGo	0	3	3	0	2.50

DocGo has a consensus price target of $3.56, suggesting a potential upside of 143.84%. Given DocGo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DocGo is more favorable than Ascendant Solutions.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ascendant Solutions and DocGo”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ascendant Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DocGo	$616.55 million	0.24	$19.99 million	($0.02)	-73.00

DocGo has higher revenue and earnings than Ascendant Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Ascendant Solutions and DocGo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascendant Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
DocGo	-0.12%	2.52%	1.70%

Summary

DocGo beats Ascendant Solutions on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ascendant Solutions

Dougherty's Pharmacy, Inc. focuses on acquiring, managing, and growing community based pharmacies in the Southwest Region of the United States. Its flagship store is Dougherty's Pharmacy, a turn-key multi-service pharmacy located in Dallas, Texas. The company was formerly known as Ascendant Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to Dougherty's Pharmacy, Inc. in May 2017. Dougherty's Pharmacy, Inc. was founded in 1929 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

About DocGo

DocGo Inc. provides mobile health and medical transportation services for various health care providers in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company's transportation services include emergency response services; and non-emergency transport services comprise ambulance and wheelchair transportation services. It also offers mobile health services through its platform that are performed at home, offices, and other locations; event services, which include on-site healthcare support at sporting events and concerts; and total care management solutions comprising healthcare services and ancillary services, such as shelter. DocGo Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.