Analyzing ModivCare (NASDAQ:MODV) & RXO (NYSE:RXO)

ModivCare (NASDAQ:MODV – Get Rating) and RXO (NYSE:RXO – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for ModivCare and RXO, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ModivCare	0	0	2	0	3.00
RXO	0	9	4	0	2.31

ModivCare presently has a consensus price target of $137.67, suggesting a potential upside of 31.32%. RXO has a consensus price target of $20.90, suggesting a potential upside of 23.60%. Given ModivCare’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ModivCare is more favorable than RXO.

Profitability

This table compares ModivCare and RXO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ModivCare	-2.32%	27.10%	4.92%
RXO	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.9% of RXO shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of ModivCare shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ModivCare and RXO’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ModivCare	$2.00 billion	0.74	-$6.59 million	($4.02)	-26.08
RXO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

RXO has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ModivCare.

Summary

ModivCare beats RXO on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ModivCare

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ModivCare Inc., a technology-enabled healthcare services company, provides a suite of integrated supportive care solutions for public and private payors and patients. The company operates through four segments: Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT), Personal Care, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), and the Matrix Investment. The NEMT segment offers contact center management, network credentialing, claims management, and non-emergency medical transport management services for Medicaid or Medicare eligible members, whose limited mobility or financial resources hinder their ability to access necessary healthcare and social services. The Personal Care segment provides bathing, personal hygiene, grooming, oral care, dressing, medication reminders, meal planning, preparation and feeding, housekeeping, transportation services, prescription reminders, and assistance with dressing and ambulation services through placing non-medical personal care assistants, home health aides, and skilled nurses primarily to Medicaid patients in need of care monitoring and assistance in performing daily living activities, including senior citizens and disabled adults. The RPM segment offers personal emergency response systems, vitals monitoring, medication management, and data-driven patient engagement solutions. The Matrix Investment segment provides in-home and on-site care services, as well as a fleet of mobile health clinics that offers community-based care with advanced diagnostic capabilities and care options. It serves federal, state, and local government agencies, MCOs, commercial insurers, private individuals, and health systems. The company was formerly known as The Providence Service Corporation and changed its name to ModivCare Inc. in January 2021. ModivCare Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

About RXO

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RXO, Inc. provides full truckload freight transportation brokering services through its proprietary digital marketplace in North America. It also offers brokered services for managed transportation, last mile, and freight forwarding. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.