Analyzing IMAC (NASDAQ:BACK) and Concentra Group Holdings Parent (NYSE:CON)

IMAC (NASDAQ:BACK) and Concentra Group Holdings Parent (NYSE:CON) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares IMAC and Concentra Group Holdings Parent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IMAC	N/A	N/A	-205.29%
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

5.8% of IMAC shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of IMAC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares IMAC and Concentra Group Holdings Parent”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IMAC	$16.19 million	0.08	-$9.42 million	N/A	N/A
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	$1.86 billion	1.33	$179.95 million	N/A	N/A

Concentra Group Holdings Parent has higher revenue and earnings than IMAC.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for IMAC and Concentra Group Holdings Parent, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IMAC	0	0	0	0	0.00
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	0	1	7	0	2.88

Concentra Group Holdings Parent has a consensus target price of $28.50, suggesting a potential upside of 45.56%. Given Concentra Group Holdings Parent’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Concentra Group Holdings Parent is more favorable than IMAC.

Summary

Concentra Group Holdings Parent beats IMAC on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About IMAC

IMAC Holdings, Inc. owns and manages innovative medical advancements and care regeneration centers, and backspace clinics in the United States. The company's outpatient medical clinics provide regenerative, orthopedic, and minimally invasive procedures and therapies to patients with sports injuries, ligament and tendon damage, and other related soft tissue conditions, as well as back, knee, and joint pains. It also provides medical treatments, regenerative, spinal decompression, chiropractic manipulation, and physical medicine and therapy. IMAC Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.

About Concentra Group Holdings Parent

Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. provides occupational health services in the United States. The company offers occupational and consumer health services, including workers’ compensation injury care, urgent care, clinical testing, preventative care, and employer services, as well as wellness programs through occupational health centers and onsite clinics. It also provides Concentra Telemed, a telemedicine solution for the treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses, and employer services; pharmacy solution under the Concentra Pharmacy name; and Concentra Medical Compliance Administration, a third-party administrator that helps to manage abuse testing programs for employers with regulated or non-regulated workforces. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. is a subsidiary of Select Medical Corporation.