ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE, INC. vs CENTENE CORPORATION, two Managed Care stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ALHC and CNC diverge most: on net margin, ALHC reads 0.9% and CNC reads -2.5%; on return on equity, ALHC reads 15.3% and CNC reads -22.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ALHC | CNC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.60 | $66.40 |
| Market cap | $2.6B | $33.0B |
| Sector | Managed Care | Managed Care |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/B | 9.86 | 1.46 |
| P/S | 0.57 | 0.16 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.9 | 7.7 |
| Revenue growth | +38.2% | +14.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 8.6% |
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 2.2% |
| Net margin | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| Return on equity | 15.3% | -22.5% |
| Return on assets | 3.2% | -6.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.0% | 3.7% |
| FCF yield | 6.8% | 27.1% |
| Debt / equity | 1.22 | 0.71 |
| Current ratio | 1.70 | 1.15 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.63 | 3.10 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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