Analyzing Kindly MD (NASDAQ:KDLY) and LifeStance Health Group (NASDAQ:LFST)

LifeStance Health Group (NASDAQ:LFST) and Kindly MD (NASDAQ:KDLY) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares LifeStance Health Group and Kindly MD”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LifeStance Health Group	$1.06 billion	2.49	-$186.26 million	($0.41)	-16.73
Kindly MD	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Kindly MD has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LifeStance Health Group.

Profitability

This table compares LifeStance Health Group and Kindly MD’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LifeStance Health Group	-13.05%	-10.51%	-7.09%
Kindly MD	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.5% of LifeStance Health Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of LifeStance Health Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.5% of Kindly MD 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for LifeStance Health Group and Kindly MD, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LifeStance Health Group	1	3	2	0	2.17
Kindly MD	0	0	0	0	N/A

LifeStance Health Group currently has a consensus price target of $8.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.26%. Given LifeStance Health Group’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe LifeStance Health Group is more favorable than Kindly MD.

About LifeStance Health Group

LifeStance Health Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides outpatient mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics in the United States. The company offers patients a suite of mental health services, including psychiatric evaluations and treatment, psychological, and neuropsychological testing, as well as individual, family, and group therapy. It treats a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, psychotic disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In addition, the company operates an outpatient mental health platform, as well as offers patient care virtually through its online delivery platform or in-person at its centers. LifeStance Health Group, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Kindly MD

KindlyMD Inc. is a patient-first healthcare and healthcare data company uniquely integrating traditional primary care and pain management strategies with integrated behavioral and alternative therapies, including the recommendation of medical cannabis in patient treatment plans in compliance with a legalized state medical cannabis regulatory scheme. KindlyMD Inc. is based in SALT LAKE CITY, UT.