CareCloud (NASDAQ:CCLD – Get Free Report) and WM Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for CareCloud and WM Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CareCloud | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
| WM Technology | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
CareCloud currently has a consensus target price of $3.67, suggesting a potential downside of 11.65%. WM Technology has a consensus target price of $2.61, suggesting a potential upside of 89.13%. Given WM Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WM Technology is more favorable than CareCloud.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CareCloud | $117.06 million | 0.58 | -$48.67 million | ($3.20) | -1.30 |
| WM Technology | $187.99 million | 1.12 | -$9.90 million | ($0.03) | -45.98 |
WM Technology has higher revenue and earnings than CareCloud. WM Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CareCloud, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
CareCloud has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WM Technology has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares CareCloud and WM Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CareCloud | -35.25% | -87.98% | -50.79% |
| WM Technology | -1.02% | -1.68% | -1.08% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
10.2% of CareCloud shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of WM Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.4% of CareCloud shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of WM Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
WM Technology beats CareCloud on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CareCloud
CareCloud, Inc., a healthcare information technology (IT) company, provides a suite of cloud-based solutions and related business services to healthcare providers and hospitals primarily in the United States. It operates in two segments, Healthcare IT and Medical Practice Management. The company's portfolio of proprietary software and business services includes technology-enabled business solutions; cloud-based software; digital health services; healthcare IT professional services and staffing; and medical practice management services. Its technology-enabled business solutions comprise revenue cycle management services, healthcare claims clearinghouse, and medical coding and credentialing services; electronic health records, practice management software and related capabilities, patient experience management solutions, business intelligence and healthcare analytics platforms, and customized applications, interfaces, and various other technology solutions, as well as artificial intelligence, such as CareCloud cirrusAI, AI-powered clinical decision support, AI-powered virtual support assistant, AI-driven appeals, and CareCloud cirrusAI. In addition, the company provides chronic care management, remote patient monitoring, and telemedicine solutions; and professional and consulting services, workforce augmentation and on-demand staffing, and strategic advisory services. Further, it offers medical practice management services to medical practices comprising appropriate facilities, equipment, supplies, support services, nurses, and administrative support staff, as well as management, bill-paying, and financial advisory services. It serves physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other clinicians that render bills for their services. The company was formerly known as MTBC, Inc. and changed its name to CareCloud, Inc. in March 2021. CareCloud, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey.
About WM Technology
WM Technology, Inc. provides ecommerce and compliance software solutions to retailers and brands in cannabis market in the United States and internationally. The company offers Weedmaps marketplace that allows cannabis users to search for and browse cannabis products from retailers and brands, and reserve products from local retailers; and education and learning information to help newer consumers learn about the types of products to purchase. It also provides monthly subscription-based business software solutions, including WM Listings, WM Orders, WM Store, WM Connectors, and WM Insights as well as other add-on products, such as WM Ads, WM AdSuite, WM Customer Relationship Management, WM Dispatch, and WM Screens. WM Technology, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
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