Guardian Pharmacy Services (NYSE:GRDN) vs. Progressive Care (OTCMKTS:RXMD) Head to Head Analysis

Guardian Pharmacy Services (NYSE:GRDN) and Progressive Care (OTCMKTS:RXMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Guardian Pharmacy Services and Progressive Care”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Guardian Pharmacy Services	$1.17 billion	1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
Progressive Care	$49.73 million	0.26	-$19.42 million	($3.47)	-0.61

Guardian Pharmacy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Progressive Care.

Profitability

This table compares Guardian Pharmacy Services and Progressive Care’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guardian Pharmacy Services	N/A	N/A	N/A
Progressive Care	-44.27%	-59.80%	-38.20%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Guardian Pharmacy Services and Progressive Care, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guardian Pharmacy Services	0	0	3	0	3.00
Progressive Care	0	0	0	0	0.00

Guardian Pharmacy Services currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.63%. Given Guardian Pharmacy Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Guardian Pharmacy Services is more favorable than Progressive Care.

Summary

Guardian Pharmacy Services beats Progressive Care on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Guardian Pharmacy Services

Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc., a pharmacy service company, provides a suite of technology-enabled services designed to help residents of long-term health care facilities (LTCFs) in the United States. Its individualized clinical, drug dispensing, and administration capabilities are used to serve the needs of residents in lower acuity LTCFs, such as assisted living facilities and behavioral health facilities and group homes. The company’s Guardian Compass includes dashboards created using data from its data warehouse to help its local pharmacies plan, track, and optimize their business operations; and GuardianShield Programs for LTCFs. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Progressive Care

Progressive Care, Inc. operates as a healthcare services and technology company in south Florida. The company provides prescription pharmaceuticals; COVID-19 related diagnostics and vaccinations; compounded medications; tele-pharmacy services; anti-retroviral medications; medication therapy management; and medication adherence packaging and contracted pharmacy services. It also supplies various prescription medications to long term care facilities. In addition, the company offers computerized maintenance of patient prescription histories; third party billing; and consultant pharmacist services consisting of evaluation of monthly patient drug therapy and monitoring the institution's drug distribution system, as well as data management and reporting services to support health care organizations. Progressive Care, Inc. is based in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Progressive Care, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of NextPlat Corp.