Critical Survey: HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) versus Arcturis Data (OTCMKTS:SSYNF)

Arcturis Data (OTCMKTS:SSYNF) and HealthStream (NASDAQ:HSTM) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

69.6% of HealthStream shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of HealthStream shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Arcturis Data and HealthStream’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arcturis Data	N/A	N/A	N/A
HealthStream	6.60%	6.81%	4.64%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Arcturis Data and HealthStream, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arcturis Data	0	0	0	0	0.00
HealthStream	0	3	0	0	2.00

HealthStream has a consensus price target of $27.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.96%. Given HealthStream’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HealthStream is more favorable than Arcturis Data.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Arcturis Data and HealthStream”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arcturis Data	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HealthStream	$304.06 million	2.79	$18.34 million	$0.72	40.31

HealthStream has higher revenue and earnings than Arcturis Data.

Summary

HealthStream beats Arcturis Data on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Arcturis Data

Arcturis Data Limited, a data company, uses data to support the discovery and development of new medicines. It supports the delivery of research across various phases of the clinical development pipeline covering various conditions and treatment types. The company translates patient pathways to support clinical development, inform policy, and advance research. It collaborates with research and industry experts to create disease-specific datasets. The company was formerly known as Sensyne Health Limited and changed its name to Arcturis Data Limited in October 2022. Arcturis Data Limited was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Kidlington, the United Kingdom.

About HealthStream

HealthStream, Inc. provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based applications for healthcare organizations in the United States. The company’s solutions help healthcare organizations in meeting their ongoing clinical development, talent management, training, education, assessment, competency management, safety and compliance, and scheduling, as well as provider credentialing, privileging, and enrollment needs. It offers hStream, a technology platform that powers a range of healthcare workforce solutions. The company provides its solutions to customers across a range of entities within the healthcare industry, including private, not-for-profit, and government entities, as well as pharmaceutical and medical device companies through its direct sales teams. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.