Financial Contrast: Wilhelmina International (NASDAQ:WHLM) versus Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH)

Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH) and Wilhelmina International (NASDAQ:WHLM) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Astrana Health has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wilhelmina International has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Astrana Health and Wilhelmina International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astrana Health	3.63%	9.37%	5.32%
Wilhelmina International	3.38%	2.29%	1.40%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

52.8% of Astrana Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Wilhelmina International shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of Astrana Health shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.5% of Wilhelmina International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Astrana Health and Wilhelmina International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Astrana Health	0	1	6	1	3.00
Wilhelmina International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Astrana Health currently has a consensus target price of $65.17, indicating a potential upside of 53.69%. Given Astrana Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Astrana Health is more favorable than Wilhelmina International.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Astrana Health and Wilhelmina International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Astrana Health	$1.39 billion	1.72	$60.72 million	$1.30	32.62
Wilhelmina International	$17.21 million	1.18	$430,000.00	$0.12	32.92

Astrana Health has higher revenue and earnings than Wilhelmina International. Astrana Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wilhelmina International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Astrana Health beats Wilhelmina International on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Astrana Health

Astrana Health, Inc., Inc., a physician-centric technology-powered healthcare management company, provides medical care services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Care Partners, Care Delivery, and Care Enablement. The company is leveraging its proprietary population health management and healthcare delivery platform, operates an integrated, value-based healthcare model which empowers the providers in its network to deliver care to its patients. It offers care coordination services to patients, families, primary care physicians, specialists, acute care hospitals, alternative sites of inpatient care, physician groups, and health plans. The company's physician network consists of primary care physicians, specialist physicians and extenders, and hospitalists. It serves patients, primarily covered by private or public insurance, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and health maintenance organization plans; and non-insured patients. The company was formerly known as Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Astrana Health, Inc. in February 2024. Astrana Health, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Alhambra, California.

About Wilhelmina International

Wilhelmina International, Inc. primarily engages in the fashion model management business. The company specializes in the representation and management of models, entertainers, athletes, and other talent to various clients, including retailers, designers, advertising agencies, print and electronic media and catalog companies. It also offers fashion modeling talent and social media influencer services to clients, such as advertising agencies, branded consumer goods companies, fashion designers, Internet sites, retailers, department stores, product catalogs, and magazine publications. The company is also involved in the licensing of the Wilhelmina name to third parties, such as fashion model agencies; television syndication royalties and production series contracts; and celebrity management activities, as well as model search contests. It has operations in Los Angeles, Miami, and London, as well as a network of licensees in various local markets in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.