Reviewing 1847 (OTCMKTS:EFSH) and Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH)

Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH) and 1847 (OTCMKTS:EFSH) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Astrana Health and 1847, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Astrana Health	0	1	1	0	2.50
1847	0	0	0	0	N/A

Astrana Health currently has a consensus price target of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.47%. Given Astrana Health’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Astrana Health is more favorable than 1847.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Astrana Health and 1847’s top-line 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	1.51	$60.72 million	$1.32	28.38
1847	$68.68 million	0.03	-$30.00 million	N/A	N/A

Astrana Health has higher revenue and earnings than 1847.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.8% of Astrana Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of 1847 shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Astrana Health shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of 1847 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Astrana Health and 1847’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%
1847	-43.69%	-1,352.73%	-57.62%

Risk and Volatility

Astrana Health has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 1847 has a beta of 3.56, suggesting that its share price is 256% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Astrana Health beats 1847 on 9 of the 11 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 1847

1847 Holdings LLC engages in the acquisition and management of small businesses in different industries. It operates through the following segments: Retail and Appliances, Construction, and Automotive Supplies. The Retail and Appliances segment provides a wide variety of appliance services including sales, delivery, installation, service and repair, extended warranties, and financing. The Construction segment offers doors, door frames, base boards, crown molding, cabinetry, bathroom sinks and cabinets, bookcases, built-in closets, and fireplace mantles. The Automotive Supplies segment designs and sells horn and safety products and provides vehicle emergency and safety warning lights for cars, trucks, industrial equipment, and emergency vehicles. The company was founded by Ellery W. Roberts on January 22, 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.