Head-To-Head Comparison: SBC Medical Group (NASDAQ:SBC) vs. Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC)

Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC) and SBC Medical Group (NASDAQ:SBC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Teladoc Health and SBC Medical Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teladoc Health	0	14	7	0	2.33
SBC Medical Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Teladoc Health presently has a consensus target price of $12.24, indicating a potential upside of 29.63%. Given Teladoc Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Teladoc Health is more favorable than SBC Medical Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.8% of Teladoc Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.8% of SBC Medical Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Teladoc Health shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.9% of SBC Medical Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Teladoc Health and SBC Medical Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teladoc Health	-37.91%	-10.06%	-4.86%
SBC Medical Group	N/A	-11.59%	-7.05%

Risk and Volatility

Teladoc Health has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SBC Medical Group has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Teladoc Health and SBC Medical Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teladoc Health	$2.59 billion	0.63	-$220.37 million	($5.77)	-1.64
SBC Medical Group	$223.34 million	2.79	$340,000.00	N/A	N/A

SBC Medical Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Teladoc Health.

Summary

Teladoc Health beats SBC Medical Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 SBC Medical Group

SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, provides services to support the operation of clinics which deliver specialized medical services in the areas of cosmetic medicine, esthetic dentistry and Androgenetic Alopecia or AGA, primarily in Japan and centered on the SBC Shonan Beauty Clinic Brand. SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, formerly known as Pono Capital Two Inc., is based in TOKYO.