Critical Contrast: Pono Capital Two (NASDAQ:PTWO) vs. Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC)

Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC) and Pono Capital Two (NASDAQ:PTWO) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Teladoc Health and Pono Capital Two, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teladoc Health	0	11	6	0	2.35
Pono Capital Two	0	0	0	0	N/A

Teladoc Health presently has a consensus target price of $18.73, indicating a potential upside of 53.24%. Given Teladoc Health’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Teladoc Health is more favorable than Pono Capital Two.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Teladoc Health and Pono Capital Two’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teladoc Health	$2.60 billion	0.80	-$220.37 million	($1.41)	-8.67
Pono Capital Two	N/A	N/A	$340,000.00	N/A	N/A

Pono Capital Two has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Teladoc Health.

Profitability

This table compares Teladoc Health and Pono Capital Two’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teladoc Health	-8.90%	-10.13%	-5.37%
Pono Capital Two	N/A	-6.63%	0.73%

Risk and Volatility

Teladoc Health has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pono Capital Two has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.8% of Teladoc Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.8% of Pono Capital Two shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Teladoc Health shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 63.9% of Pono Capital Two shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

About Teladoc Health

Teladoc Health, Inc. provides virtual healthcare services worldwide. The company operates through Teladoc Health Integrated Care and BetterHelp segments. The Integrated Care segment offers virtual medical services, including general medical, expert medical, specialty medical, chronic condition management, and mental health, as well as enabling technologies and enterprise telehealth solutions for hospitals and health systems. The BetterHelp segment operates a mental health platform that provides online counseling and therapy services through website, mobile applications, phones, and text-based interactions by its licensed clinicians. The company offers its products and services under the Teladoc, Livongo, and BetterHelp brands. It serves employers, health plans, hospitals and health systems, and insurance and financial services companies, as well as individual members. The company was formerly known as Teladoc, Inc. and changed its name to Teladoc Health, Inc. in August 2018. Teladoc Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

About Pono Capital Two

Pono Capital Two, Inc. does not have any significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Pono Capital Two, Inc. was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.