Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) versus Golf Rounds.com (OTCMKTS:FZMD) Critical Contrast

Golf Rounds.com (OTCMKTS:FZMD) and Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Golf Rounds.com and Cardinal Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golf Rounds.com	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cardinal Health	0.70%	-74.45%	4.14%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Golf Rounds.com and Cardinal Health”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golf Rounds.com	$10.73 million	N/A	$510,000.00	N/A	N/A
Cardinal Health	$222.58 billion	0.17	$1.56 billion	$6.45	24.07

Cardinal Health has higher revenue and earnings than Golf Rounds.com.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Golf Rounds.com and Cardinal Health, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golf Rounds.com	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cardinal Health	0	3	12	0	2.80

Cardinal Health has a consensus price target of $166.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.92%. Given Cardinal Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cardinal Health is more favorable than Golf Rounds.com.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

87.2% of Cardinal Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 92.3% of Golf Rounds.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Cardinal Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Golf Rounds.com has a beta of -0.86, meaning that its stock price is 186% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cardinal Health has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cardinal Health beats Golf Rounds.com on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Golf Rounds.com

Fuse Medical, Inc. manufactures and distributes medical devices in the United States. The company offers orthopedic implants, including internal and external fixation products for foot and ankle; upper and lower extremity plating and total joint reconstruction implants; soft tissue fixation and augmentation for sports medicine procedures; and full spinal implants for trauma, degenerative disc disease, and deformity indications. It also provides osteo-biologics and regenerative products, which include human allografts, tendons, synthetic skin and bone substitute materials, and regenerative tissues. The company serves hospitals, medical facilities, and sub-distributors. Fuse Medical, Inc. is based in Richardson, Texas.

About Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health, Inc. operates as a healthcare services and products company in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It provides customized solutions for hospitals, healthcare systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, physician offices, and patients in the home. The company operates in two segments, Pharmaceutical and Medical. The Pharmaceutical segment distributes branded and generic pharmaceutical, specialty pharmaceutical, and over-the-counter healthcare and consumer products. The segment also provides services to pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare providers for specialty pharmaceutical products; operates nuclear pharmacies and radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities; repackages generic pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter healthcare products; and provides pharmacy management services to hospitals. The Medical segment manufactures, sources, and distributes Cardinal Health branded medical, surgical, and laboratory products and devices that include exam and surgical gloves; needles, syringe, and sharps disposals; compressions; incontinences; nutritional delivery products; wound care products; single-use surgical drapes, gowns, and apparels; fluid suction and collection systems; urology products; operating room supply products; and electrode product lines. The segment also distributes a range of national brand products, including medical, surgical, and laboratory products; provides supply chain services and solutions to hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, and other healthcare providers; and assembles and sells sterile, and non-sterile procedure kits. The company was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.