Ascendant Solutions (OTCMKTS:MYDP) and BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSG) Financial Review

Ascendant Solutions (OTCMKTS:MYDP) and BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSG) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ascendant Solutions and BrightSpring Health Services”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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
BrightSpring Health Services	$11.27 billion	0.51	-$18.06 million	$0.61	52.05

Ascendant Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BrightSpring Health Services.

Profitability

This table compares Ascendant Solutions and BrightSpring Health Services’ 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
BrightSpring Health Services	1.04%	11.61%	3.37%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Ascendant Solutions and BrightSpring Health Services, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ascendant Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
BrightSpring Health Services	0	1	12	1	3.00

BrightSpring Health Services has a consensus price target of $35.73, suggesting a potential upside of 12.53%. Given BrightSpring Health Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BrightSpring Health Services is more favorable than Ascendant Solutions.

Summary

BrightSpring Health Services beats Ascendant Solutions on 8 of the 8 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 BrightSpring Health Services

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. operates a home and community-based healthcare services platform in the United States. The company's platform focuses on delivering pharmacy and provider services, including clinical and supportive care in home and community settings to Medicare, Medicaid, and insured populations. It serves patients through clinical providers and pharmacists. The company was formerly known as Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. and changed its name to BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. in May 2021. BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.