Apollo Medical (NASDAQ:AMEH) and Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Apollo Medical and Booz Allen Hamilton’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Apollo Medical | N/A | 7.97% | 2.69% |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 5.50% | 58.75% | 9.61% |
Dividends
Booz Allen Hamilton pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Apollo Medical does not pay a dividend. Booz Allen Hamilton pays out 37.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Booz Allen Hamilton has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Apollo Medical and Booz Allen Hamilton, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Apollo Medical | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.44 |
Apollo Medical presently has a consensus…
