Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX) & Akso Health Group (NASDAQ:AHG) Critical Review

Akso Health Group (NASDAQ:AHG) and Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Akso Health Group and Nutex Health”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Akso Health Group	$2.41 million	67.60	-$9.46 million	N/A	N/A
Nutex Health	$247.65 million	0.70	-$45.79 million	($9.39)	-3.39

Akso Health Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nutex Health.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.2% of Akso Health Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of Nutex Health shares are held by institutional investors. 38.5% of Nutex Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Akso Health Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nutex Health	-14.09%	-51.27%	-9.89%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Akso Health Group and Nutex Health, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Akso Health Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Nutex Health	0	0	2	0	3.00

Nutex Health has a consensus price target of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.68%. Given Nutex Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nutex Health is more favorable than Akso Health Group.

Volatility & Risk

Akso Health Group has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nutex Health has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

About Akso Health Group

Akso Health Group operates a social e-commerce mobile platform in China. The company operates Xiaobai Maimai App, which offers food and beverage products, wine, cosmetic products, fashion and apparel, entertainment products, housewares, home appliances, and cost-saving promotions at petrol gas stations. It also offers consultancy and information technology support services; provides health treatment services; sells medical devices; and trades in branded products, as well as promotes products. The company was formerly known as Xiaobai Maimai Inc. and changed its name to Akso Health Group in December 2021. Akso Health Group was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Qingdao, China.

About Nutex Health

Nutex Health Inc. operates as a physician-led, healthcare services, and operations company. It operates through three segments: Hospital, Population Health Management (PHM), and Real Estate. The PHM segment establishes and operates independent physician associations; and offers a cloud-based platform for healthcare organizations to provide value-based care and population health management. The Real Estate segment owns and owns and leases land and hospital building. The Hospital segment develops and operates a network of micro-hospitals, specialty hospitals and hospital outpatient departments which offers 24/7 care. It also provides operational and managerial services, including management, billing, collections, human resources and recruiting, legal, accounting, and marketing. In addition, the company offers healthcare services, including emergency room care, inpatient care, and behavioral health, as well as onsite imaging, such as CT scan, X-ray, MRI, ultrasound, etc.; certified and accredited laboratories; and onsite inpatient pharmacies. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Houston, Texas.