Reviewing McKesson (NYSE:MCK) and Green Cures & Botanical Distribution (OTCMKTS:GRCU)

Green Cures & Botanical Distribution (OTCMKTS:GRCU) and McKesson (NYSE:MCK) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Green Cures & Botanical Distribution has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McKesson has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Green Cures & Botanical Distribution and McKesson”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Green Cures & Botanical Distribution	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
McKesson	$359.05 billion	0.28	$3.30 billion	$25.08	31.98

McKesson has higher revenue and earnings than Green Cures & Botanical Distribution.

Profitability

This table compares Green Cures & Botanical Distribution and McKesson’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Green Cures & Botanical Distribution	N/A	N/A	N/A
McKesson	0.84%	-196.66%	5.66%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.1% of McKesson shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of McKesson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Green Cures & Botanical Distribution and McKesson, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Green Cures & Botanical Distribution	0	0	0	0	0.00
McKesson	0	3	13	1	2.88

McKesson has a consensus price target of $834.54, indicating a potential upside of 4.03%. Given McKesson’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe McKesson is more favorable than Green Cures & Botanical Distribution.

Summary

McKesson beats Green Cures & Botanical Distribution on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Green Cures & Botanical Distribution

Global Roundtable Corporation operates in the health and wellness business. It also provides products and ancillary services in the mental wellness segment and optical-vision medical care. The company was formerly known as Green Cures & Botanical Distribution Inc. and changed its name to Global Roundtable Corporation in May 2023. Global Roundtable Corporation was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

About McKesson

McKesson Corporation provides healthcare services in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: U.S. Pharmaceutical, Prescription Technology Solutions (RxTS), Medical-Surgical Solutions, and International. The U.S. Pharmaceutical segment distributes branded, generic, specialty, biosimilar and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, and other healthcare-related products. This segment also offers practice management, technology, clinical support, and business solutions to community-based oncology and other specialty practices; and consulting, outsourcing, technological, and other services, as well as sells financial, operational, and clinical solutions to pharmacies. The RxTS segment serves biopharma and life sciences partners, and patients to address medication challenges for patients by working across healthcare; connects patients, pharmacies, providers, pharmacy benefit managers, health plans, and biopharma companies to deliver innovative solutions to help people get the medicine needed to live healthier lives; and provides prescription price transparency, benefit insight, dispensing support, third-party logistics, and wholesale distribution support services. The Medical-Surgical Solutions segment offers medical-surgical supply distribution, logistics, and other services to healthcare providers, including physician offices, surgery centers, nursing homes, hospital reference labs, and home health care agencies. The International segment provides distribution and services to wholesale, institutional, and retail customers in Europe and Canada. McKesson Corporation was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.