Contrasting Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC) & Auna (NYSE:AUNA)

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) and Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Auna	N/A	N/A	N/A
Teladoc Health	-8.90%	-10.13%	-5.37%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Auna and Teladoc Health, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Auna	0	0	4	0	3.00
Teladoc Health	0	11	6	0	2.35

Auna presently has a consensus price target of $14.15, indicating a potential upside of 104.48%. Teladoc Health has a consensus price target of $18.73, indicating a potential upside of 44.77%. Given Auna’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Auna is more favorable than Teladoc Health.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Auna and Teladoc Health’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Auna	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Teladoc Health	$2.60 billion	0.84	-$220.37 million	($1.41)	-9.16

Auna has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Teladoc Health.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Summary

Auna beats Teladoc Health on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Auna

Auna S.A., a healthcare service provider, operates hospitals and clinics in Mexico, Peru, and Colombia. The company provides prepaid healthcare plans in Peru; and dental and vision plans in Mexico. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

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.