Reviewing NantHealth (NASDAQ:NH) and E2open Parent (NYSE:ETWO)

E2open Parent (NYSE:ETWO) and NantHealth (NASDAQ:NH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for E2open Parent and NantHealth, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
E2open Parent	1	3	0	0	1.75
NantHealth	0	0	0	0	0.00

E2open Parent presently has a consensus target price of $3.28, suggesting a potential upside of 21.07%. Given E2open Parent’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe E2open Parent is more favorable than NantHealth.

Risk & Volatility

E2open Parent has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, NantHealth has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares E2open Parent and NantHealth’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
E2open Parent	-74.63%	4.38%	2.12%
NantHealth	-94.67%	N/A	-39.82%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.5% of NantHealth shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of E2open Parent shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.3% of NantHealth shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares E2open Parent and NantHealth”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
E2open Parent	$634.55 million	1.46	-$1.07 billion	($1.49)	-1.82
NantHealth	$67.68 million	0.00	-$67.78 million	($7.65)	N/A

NantHealth has lower revenue, but higher earnings than E2open Parent. E2open Parent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NantHealth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

E2open Parent beats NantHealth on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About E2open Parent

E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. provides cloud-based and end-to-end supply chain management and orchestration SaaS platform in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Its SaaS platform includes various key strategic and operational areas, including omni-channel, demand sensing, supply planning, global trade management, transportation and logistics and manufacturing and supply management. The company's software combines networks, data, and applications to provide a deeply embedded and mission-critical platform that allows its clients to optimize their channel and supply chains. It serves consumer goods, food and beverage, manufacturing, retail, industrial and automotive, aerospace and defense, technology and transportation, and other industries. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About NantHealth

NantHealth, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise solutions that help businesses transform complex data into actionable insights. It is also involved in marketing solutions as a comprehensive integrated solution that includes clinical decision support, payer engagement solutions, data analysis, and network monitoring and management. The company was founded by Patrick Soon-Shiong on July 7, 2010 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.