GoodRx (NASDAQ:GDRX) & Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST) Critical Contrast

GoodRx (NASDAQ:GDRX) and Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

GoodRx has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Data Storage has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for GoodRx and Data Storage, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GoodRx	1	7	12	0	2.55
Data Storage	0	0	0	0	N/A

GoodRx currently has a consensus price target of $9.32, suggesting a potential upside of 12.92%. Given GoodRx’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe GoodRx is more favorable than Data Storage.

Profitability

This table compares GoodRx and Data Storage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GoodRx	-0.86%	3.45%	1.70%
Data Storage	2.61%	3.48%	2.88%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

63.8% of GoodRx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Data Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of GoodRx shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.2% of Data Storage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GoodRx and Data Storage’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GoodRx	$764.16 million	4.05	-$8.87 million	($0.01)	-825.00
Data Storage	$24.96 million	1.33	$380,000.00	$0.09	52.89

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

Summary

Data Storage beats GoodRx on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GoodRx

GoodRx Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers information and tools that enable consumers to compare prices and save on their prescription drug purchases in the United States. The company operates a price comparison platform that provides consumers with curated, geographically relevant prescription pricing, and access to negotiated prices. It also offers other healthcare products and services, including subscriptions, and pharma manufacturer solutions, as well as telehealth services through the GoodRx Care platform. It serves pharmacy benefit managers who manage formularies and prescription transactions, including establishing pricing between consumers and pharmacies. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

About Data Storage

Data Storage Corporation provides data management and cloud solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers a suite of multi-cloud IT solutions, including cyber security solutions, which comprise ezSecurity, a security solution for endpoint security, system assessments, and risk analysis, as well as IBM system protection, including Ransomware defense. The company also provides data protection and recovery solutions, such as ezVault for offsite data protection; ezRecovery for fast data recovery; ezAvailability for real-time data replication with minimal recovery objectives; and ezMirror for data mirroring at the storage level. In addition, it offers cloud hosted production systems comprising ezHost, which delivers managed cloud services; and voice and data solutions, including Nexxis, which specializes in voice over internet protocol, internet access, and data transport solutions, which comprise dedicated internet services, SD-WAN options, and a cloud-based PBX solution. The company offers its solutions and services to businesses in healthcare, banking and finance, distribution services, manufacturing, construction, education, and government industries. Data Storage Corporation was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.