Reviewing Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) and Amplifon (OTCMKTS:AMFPF)

Amplifon (OTCMKTS:AMFPF) and Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Amplifon and Ardent Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amplifon	4.74%	14.28%	3.89%
Ardent Health	3.24%	19.02%	6.04%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Amplifon and Ardent Health”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amplifon	$2.61 billion	1.35	$157.31 million	$0.56	27.78
Ardent Health	$5.97 billion	0.22	$210.34 million	$1.45	6.19

Ardent Health has higher revenue and earnings than Amplifon. Ardent Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amplifon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Amplifon and Ardent Health, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amplifon	0	0	2	0	3.00
Ardent Health	2	4	6	0	2.33

Ardent Health has a consensus price target of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 63.42%. Given Ardent Health’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ardent Health is more favorable than Amplifon.

Risk & Volatility

Amplifon has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ardent Health has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ardent Health beats Amplifon on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amplifon

Amplifon S.p.A. engages in the distribution of hearing solutions and the fitting of customized products that help people rediscover various emotions of sound in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers Ampli-easy, Ampli-connect, Ampli-energy, and Ampli-mini hearing devices. It also operates Ampli-care, a platform to deliver audiological care experience; and Amplifon App to manage the device functions in real-time directly from smartphone. Amplifon S.p.A. was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. Amplifon S.p.A.

About Ardent Health

Ardent Health Partners, Inc. owns and operates a network of hospitals and clinics that provides a range of healthcare services in the United States. It operates acute care hospitals, including rehabilitation hospitals and surgical hospitals. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee. Ardent Health Partners, Inc. is a subsidiary of EGI-AM Investments, L.L.C.