Contrasting Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH) and Intelligent Group (NASDAQ:INTJ)

Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH) and Intelligent Group (NASDAQ:INTJ) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Astrana Health and Intelligent Group’s 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	1.58	$60.72 million	$1.32	29.58
Intelligent Group	$20.54 million	0.63	$520,000.00	N/A	N/A

Astrana Health has higher revenue and earnings than Intelligent Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Astrana Health and Intelligent Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Astrana Health	0	1	2	0	2.67
Intelligent Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Astrana Health currently has a consensus target price of $46.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.65%. Given Astrana Health’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Astrana Health is more favorable than Intelligent Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astrana Health	4.49%	11.52%	6.67%
Intelligent Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Astrana Health beats Intelligent Group on 10 of the 10 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 Intelligent Group

Intelligent Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides financial public relations services. Its financial PR services include creating multi-stakeholder communications programs, arranging press conferences and interviews, participating in the preparation of news releases and shareholders' meetings, monitoring news publications, identifying shareholders, targeting potential investors, organizing corporate events, and implementing crisis management policies and procedures. The company also provides training to its clients on public relations tactics and practices. It serves listing applicants and listed companies in Hong Kong, as well as private companies, investors, and international investment banks. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Admiralty, Hong Kong.