American Well (NYSE:AMWL – Get Free Report) and Movano (NASDAQ:MOVE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.
Risk and Volatility
American Well has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Movano has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for American Well and Movano, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Well | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Movano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares American Well and Movano’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Well | -37.02% | -32.11% | -24.12% |
| Movano | -2,462.55% | N/A | -11.69% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares American Well and Movano”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Well | $249.32 million | 0.62 | -$95.70 million | ($5.42) | -1.73 |
| Movano | $430,000.00 | 55.34 | -$18.28 million | ($13.74) | -1.53 |
Movano has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Well. American Well is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Movano, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
56.0% of American Well shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Movano shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of American Well shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Movano shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
American Well beats Movano on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Well
American Well Corporation, an enterprise platform and software company, delivers digitally enabling hybrid care in the United States and internationally. The company offers Converge, a cloud-based platform that enables health providers, payers, and innovators to provide in-person, virtual and automated care; and delivers virtual primary care, post-discharge follow-up, chronic condition management, virtual nursing, e-sitting, on-demand and scheduled virtual visits, specialty consults, automated care, and behavioral health, as well as specialty care programs, including dermatology, musculoskeletal care, second opinion, and cardiometabolic care to patients and members. It provides Carepoint devices comprising carts, peripherals, tablets, and TVs, which serve as digital access points in clinical settings. In addition, the company offers Amwell Medical Group network services consisting of primary and urgent care, behavioral health therapy, acute psychiatry, lactation counseling, and nutrition services. Further, it provides professional services to facilitate implementation, workflow design, systems integration, and service expansion for its products, as well as patient and provider engagement services. The company sells its products through field sales professionals, channel partners, and value-added resellers. American Well Corporation was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
About Movano
Movano Inc. engages in developing a platform to deliver healthcare solutions at the intersection of medical and consumer devices. The company is involved in the development of Evie Ring, which is a wearable designed specifically for women that combines health and wellness metrics comprises resting heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), respiration rate, skin temperature variability, period and ovulation tracking, and menstrual symptom tracking, as well as activity profile, including steps, active minutes and calories burned, sleep stages and duration, and mood tracking. It develops System-on-a-Chip (SoC) for blood pressure or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems. The company was formerly known as Maestro Sensors Inc. and changed its name to Movano Inc. in August 2018. Movano Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Pleasanton, California.
Receive News & Ratings for American Well Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for American Well and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
