Head to Head Comparison: Powell Max (NASDAQ:PMAX) & Performant Healthcare, Inc. – Common Stock (NASDAQ:PHLT)

Performant Healthcare, Inc. – Common Stock (NASDAQ:PHLT) and Powell Max (NASDAQ:PMAX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

77.2% of Performant Healthcare, Inc. – Common Stock shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of Performant Healthcare, Inc. – Common Stock shares are owned by 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Performant Healthcare, Inc. – Common Stock and Powell Max”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Performant Healthcare, Inc. – Common Stock	$122.98 million	1.67	-$7.52 million	($0.13)	-20.23
Powell Max	$46.62 million	0.13	N/A	N/A	N/A

Powell Max has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Performant Healthcare, Inc. – Common Stock.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Performant Healthcare, Inc. – Common Stock and Powell Max, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Performant Healthcare, Inc. – Common Stock	0	0	0	1	4.00
Powell Max	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Performant Healthcare, Inc. – Common Stock and Powell Max’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Performant Healthcare, Inc. – Common Stock	-6.74%	-10.19%	-7.83%
Powell Max	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Performant Healthcare, Inc. – Common Stock beats Powell Max on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Performant Healthcare, Inc. – Common Stock

Performant Healthcare, Inc. engages in the provision of technology-enabled audit, recovery, customer care, and related analytics services. Its services help identify improper payments, and in some markets, restructure and recover delinquent or defaulted assets and improper payments for both government and private clients. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Plantation, FL.

About Powell Max

Powell Max Limited is a financial communications services provider. Powell Max Limited is based in JERSEY CITY, N.J.