HSTM PEER ANALYSIS

HealthStream Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

HSTMHealthStream Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Healthcare · Health Information Services

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Health Information Services

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

HSTMIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	HSTM	FONET	PME	Ind. Median
P/E	42.02	19.87●	93.98	42.02
P/B	2.38●	2.57	56.71	2.48
EV/EBITDA	11.23	10.20●	115.84	16.13
P/S	2.68●	5.17	91.68	2.42

Financial Health
Metric	HSTM	FONET	PME	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.97	2.31	6.22●	1.83
Debt/Equity	4.0%	2.5%	1.1%●	22.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.75	-0.21	-1.16●	-0.01

Profitability
Metric	HSTM	FONET	PME	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.4%	26.0%	97.6%●	1.5%
ROE	5.6%	15.6%	76.8%●	2.7%
ROA	3.8%	13.2%	56.7%●	1.4%
EBITDA Margin	22.4%	49.6%	78.4%●	12.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	HSTM	FONET	PME	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	6.6%	53.5%●	30.3%	7.1%
NI Growth	4.2%	26.6%	138.8%●	23.6%
Div. Yield	0.5%●	0.0%	0.3%	0.8%
Payout	19.1%	0.0%	24.5%	9.6%

Valuation
Metric	HSTM	PHR	MDRX	EVH	CERT	SDGR	Ind. Median
P/E	42.02●	73.98	—	—	—	—	42.02
P/B	2.38	1.89	—	1.55	1.11●	3.89	2.48
EV/EBITDA	11.23●	16.43	—	—	12.66	—	16.13
P/S	2.68	1.37	—	0.32●	2.69	4.79	2.42

Financial Health
Metric	HSTM	PHR	MDRX	EVH	CERT	SDGR	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.97	1.76	—	1.32	1.88	2.74●	1.83
Debt/Equity	4.0%●	25.8%	—	248.6%	29.5%	34.1%	22.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.75	0.42	—	-2.61●	1.49	3.09	-0.01

Profitability
Metric	HSTM	PHR	MDRX	EVH	CERT	SDGR	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.4%●	1.9%	—	-26.3%	-3.6%	-40.6%	1.5%
ROE	5.6%●	2.9%	—	-74.6%	-1.4%	-30.1%	2.7%
ROA	3.8%●	1.7%	—	-21.9%	-1.0%	-15.0%	1.4%
EBITDA Margin	22.4%	8.6%	—	-16.7%	24.1%●	-37.1%	12.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	HSTM	PHR	MDRX	EVH	CERT	SDGR	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	6.6%	14.1%●	—	-21.3%	6.4%	10.6%	7.1%
NI Growth	4.2%	—	—	—	—	—	23.6%
Div. Yield	0.5%	—	—	1.1%●	—	—	0.8%
Payout	19.1%	—	—	-1.3%	—	—	9.6%

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