Envision Healthcare Corp (NASDAQ: AMSG) and AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitabiliy, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.
Risk and Volatility
Envision Healthcare Corp has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMN Healthcare Services has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Envision Healthcare Corp and AMN Healthcare Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Envision Healthcare Corp | 4.64% | 1.89% | 2.09% |
| AMN Healthcare Services | 6.01% | 26.83% | 10.54% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
98.7% of Envision Healthcare Corp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of AMN Healthcare Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Envision Healthcare Corp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of AMN Healthcare Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Envision Healthcare Corp and AMN Healthcare Services’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Envision Healthcare Corp | N/A | N/A | N/A | $3.26 | 20.78 |
| AMN Healthcare Services | $1.93 billion | 0.91 | $226.88 million | $2.37 | 15.51 |
AMN Healthcare Services has higher revenue and earnings than Envision Healthcare Corp. AMN Healthcare Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Envision Healthcare Corp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Envision Healthcare Corp and AMN Healthcare Services, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Envision Healthcare Corp | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
| AMN Healthcare Services | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 |
Envision Healthcare Corp currently has a consensus target price of $85.60, suggesting a potential upside of 26.35%. AMN Healthcare Services has a consensus target price of $45.80, suggesting a potential upside of 24.63%. Given Envision Healthcare Corp’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Envision Healthcare Corp is more favorable than AMN Healthcare Services.
Summary
AMN Healthcare Services beats Envision Healthcare Corp on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Envision Healthcare Corp
Envision Healthcare Corporation is a provider of healthcare services. The Company offers a range clinical solutions, including physician-led services, medical transportation, ambulatory services and post-acute services. The Company operates through three segments: physician services, medical transportation and ambulatory services. The physician services segment includes the Company’s hospital-based and non-hospital-based physician services business. The medical transportation segment includes the Company’s community-based medical transportation services, including emergency 911, non-emergency, managed transportation, air ambulance and disaster response services. The ambulatory services segment includes the Company’s ambulatory surgery business, which acquires, develops, owns and operates ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and surgical hospitals in partnership with physicians and health systems.
About AMN Healthcare Services
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. provides healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services at acute and sub-acute care hospitals and other healthcare facilities throughout the United States. The Company’s segments include nurse and allied solutions, locum tenens solutions and other workforce solutions. Through its suite of solutions, the Company provides technology, analytics and services to build and manage all or a portion of its clients’ healthcare workforce needs, from nurses, doctors and allied health professionals to healthcare leaders and executives. It offers managed services programs, vendor management systems, predictive analytics, workforce optimization consulting, recruitment process outsourcing, interim and executive leadership, and remote medical coding. It offers various services, including travel nurse staffing; local, or per diem, staffing; locum tenens staffing; allied staffing; physician permanent placement services, and health information management.
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