Reviewing LifeStance Health Group (NASDAQ:LFST) and Kindly MD (NASDAQ:KDLY)

LifeStance Health Group (NASDAQ:LFST) and Kindly MD (NASDAQ:KDLY) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.5% of LifeStance Health Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of LifeStance Health Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.5% of Kindly MD shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for LifeStance Health Group and Kindly MD, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LifeStance Health Group	1	3	2	0	2.17
Kindly MD	0	0	0	0	0.00

LifeStance Health Group currently has a consensus target price of $8.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.09%. Given LifeStance Health Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe LifeStance Health Group is more favorable than Kindly MD.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares LifeStance Health Group and Kindly MD”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LifeStance Health Group	$1.06 billion	2.67	-$186.26 million	($0.41)	-17.95
Kindly MD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Kindly MD has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LifeStance Health Group.

Profitability

This table compares LifeStance Health Group and Kindly MD’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LifeStance Health Group	-13.05%	-10.51%	-7.09%
Kindly MD	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

LifeStance Health Group beats Kindly MD on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LifeStance Health Group

LifeStance Health Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides outpatient mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics in the United States. The company offers patients a suite of mental health services, including psychiatric evaluations and treatment, psychological, and neuropsychological testing, as well as individual, family, and group therapy. It treats a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, psychotic disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In addition, the company operates an outpatient mental health platform, as well as offers patient care virtually through its online delivery platform or in-person at its centers. LifeStance Health Group, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Kindly MD

KindlyMD Inc. is a patient-first healthcare and healthcare data company uniquely integrating traditional primary care and pain management strategies with integrated behavioral and alternative therapies, including the recommendation of medical cannabis in patient treatment plans in compliance with a legalized state medical cannabis regulatory scheme. KindlyMD Inc. is based in SALT LAKE CITY, UT.