Comparing NeueHealth (NYSE:NEUE) and Bright Health Group (NYSE:BHG)

Bright Health Group ( NYSE:BHG – Get Your Free Report ) and NeueHealth ( NYSE:NEUE – Get Your Free Report ) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Rating

This table compares Bright Health Group and NeueHealth’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

NeueHealth has lower revenue but higher earnings than Bright Health Group. NeueHealth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bright Health Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and volatility

Bright Health Group has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NeueHealth has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price its is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst recommendations

This is a breakdown of current valuations for Bright Health Group and NeueHealth, as reported by MarketBeat.

NeueHealth has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.11%. Given NeueHealth’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NeueHealth is more favorable than Bright Health Group.

Insider and institutional ownership

63.9% of NeueHealth shares are held by institutional investors. 58.4% of Bright Health Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.3% of NeueHealth shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that big money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

return

This table compares Bright Health Group and NeueHealth’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

NeueHealth beats Bright Health Group in 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bright Health Group

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Bright Health Group, Inc., a healthcare company, offers health insurance policies in the United States. It operates in two segments, Bright HealthCare and Consumer Care. The Consumer Care segment offers virtual and in-person clinical care service contracts through primary care clinics. It operates risk-bearing managed and affiliated clinics within its integrated care delivery system, which included embedded specialty services in pharmacy, laboratory, radiology and population health. The Bright HealthCare segment offers Medicare health plan products to consumers. The company was formerly known as Bright Health Inc. and changed its name to Bright Health Group, Inc. in February 2021. Bright Health Group, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About NeueHealth

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NeueHealth, Inc., a healthcare company, provides various healthcare services to healthcare consumers, providers and payers in the United States. It operates through two segments: NeueCare and NeueSolutions. The NeueCare segment provides healthcare services to the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid markets through owned and affiliated clinics. It offers risk-bearing clinics under the Centrum Health, AssociatesMD and Premier Medical Associates brands. The company also offers integrated system care solutions such as embedded specialty services for pharmacy, laboratory, radiology and population health; and chronic care management, care transitions, and referral management services. The NeueSolutions segment enables providers and medical groups to succeed in performance-based arrangements; and participate in healthcare access centers for healthcare beneficiaries. The company was formerly known as Bright Health Group, Inc. and changed its name to NeueHealth, Inc. in January 2024. NeueHealth, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Doral, Florida.

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