Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) Competitors

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD) and Select Medical (NYSE:SEM) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Does the media favor BKD or SEM?

In the previous week, Brookdale Senior Living had 5 more articles in the media than Select Medical. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Brookdale Senior Living and 3 mentions for Select Medical. Select Medical's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Brookdale Senior Living's score of 0.78 indicating that Select Medical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookdale Senior Living	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Select Medical	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BKD or SEM?

Brookdale Senior Living has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Select Medical has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BKD or SEM?

Brookdale Senior Living received 135 more outperform votes than Select Medical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.71% of users gave Brookdale Senior Living an outperform vote while only 57.85% of users gave Select Medical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookdale Senior Living	Outperform Votes 463 66.71%	Underperform Votes 231 33.29%
Select Medical	Outperform Votes 328 57.85%	Underperform Votes 239 42.15%

Which has better earnings & valuation, BKD or SEM?

Select Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Brookdale Senior Living. Brookdale Senior Living is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Select Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookdale Senior Living	$3.04B	0.43	-$189.01M	-$0.77	-8.71
Select Medical	$6.66B	0.67	$243.49M	$2.10	16.45

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BKD or SEM?

89.5% of Select Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Brookdale Senior Living shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of Select Medical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer BKD or SEM?

Brookdale Senior Living currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.77%. Select Medical has a consensus target price of $34.25, suggesting a potential downside of 0.87%. Given Brookdale Senior Living's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Brookdale Senior Living is more favorable than Select Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookdale Senior Living	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Select Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is BKD or SEM more profitable?

Select Medical has a net margin of 3.97% compared to Brookdale Senior Living's net margin of -5.71%. Select Medical's return on equity of 18.11% beat Brookdale Senior Living's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookdale Senior Living	-5.71%	-44.72%	-3.55%
Select Medical	3.97%	18.11%	3.64%

Summary

Select Medical beats Brookdale Senior Living on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.