Contrasting PageGroup (OTCMKTS:MPGPF) and Syra Health (NASDAQ:SYRA)

PageGroup (OTCMKTS:MPGPF) and Syra Health (NASDAQ:SYRA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares PageGroup and Syra Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PageGroup	N/A	N/A	N/A
Syra Health	-59.22%	-201.13%	-109.29%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.8% of Syra Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Syra Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares PageGroup and Syra Health”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PageGroup	$2.50 billion	0.64	$95.86 million	N/A	N/A
Syra Health	$5.51 million	0.46	-$2.94 million	N/A	N/A

PageGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Syra Health.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for PageGroup and Syra Health, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PageGroup	0	2	0	1	2.67
Syra Health	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

PageGroup beats Syra Health on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PageGroup

PageGroup plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides recruitment consultancy and other ancillary services in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and the Americas. It offers executive search services, such as search, selection, and talent management solutions for organizations on a permanent and interim basis under the Page Executive brand; and recruitment services for qualified professional and management level on permanent, temporary, and contract or interim basis under the Michael Page brand. The company also provides recruitment services to organizations requiring permanent employees, temporary, or contract staff at technical and administrative support, professional clerical, and junior management levels under the Page Personnel brand; and flexible recruitment outsourcing services under the Page Outsourcing brand. In addition, it is involved in the provision of IT consultancy services. The company was formerly known as Michael Page International plc and changed its name to PageGroup plc in June 2016. PageGroup plc was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Addlestone, the United Kingdom.

About Syra Health

Syra Health Corp., a healthcare services company, provides health education, population health management, behavioral and mental health, healthcare workforce, and digital health services in the United States. It offers health education services, including medical communications, patient education, and healthcare training; and population health management services, such as analytics as a service, epidemiology, and health equity analytics solutions. The company also engages in developing Syrenity, an on-demand telehealth platform for mental health services. In addition, the company provides healthcare staffing solutions; and digital health solutions comprising digital transformation, cloud and security, artificial intelligence, patient engagement, and health apps. It serves mental health hospitals and organizations, including government agencies, integrated health networks, managed care entities, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Syra Health Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.