Analyzing Accolade (NASDAQ:ACCD) and Akso Health Group (NASDAQ:AHG)

Accolade (NASDAQ:ACCD) and Akso Health Group (NASDAQ:AHG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.0% of Accolade shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Akso Health Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Accolade shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Accolade has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Akso Health Group has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Accolade and Akso Health Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Accolade	0	3	11	0	2.79
Akso Health Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Accolade presently has a consensus price target of $8.96, indicating a potential upside of 155.95%. Given Accolade’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Accolade is more favorable than Akso Health Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Accolade	-18.16%	-18.43%	-10.35%
Akso Health Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Accolade and Akso Health Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Accolade	$441.03 million	0.64	-$99.81 million	($1.03)	-3.40
Akso Health Group	$2.41 million	85.71	-$9.46 million	N/A	N/A

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

Summary

Accolade beats Akso Health Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Accolade

Accolade, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and provision of personalized and technology-enabled solutions that help people to understand, navigate, and utilize the healthcare system and their workplace benefits in the United States. The company offers a platform with cloud-based intelligent technology and multimodal support from a team of advocates and clinicians, including registered nurses, physician medical directors, pharmacists, behavioral health specialists, women’s health specialists, case management specialists, expert medical opinion providers, and primary care physicians. It also provides medical opinion services to commercial customers; and navigation, care, and advocacy solutions. In addition, the company offers medical consultations that connect patients to qualified condition-specific specialists for adult and pediatric care; and primary care and mental health support solutions. It serves employers who provide employees and their families a single place to turn for their health, healthcare, and benefits needs. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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.