Select Medical (SEM) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, SEM or THC?

Select Medical has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SEM or THC?

In the previous week, Tenet Healthcare had 12 more articles in the media than Select Medical. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Tenet Healthcare and 2 mentions for Select Medical. Select Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Tenet Healthcare's score of 0.64 indicating that Select Medical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Select Medical	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tenet Healthcare	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SEM or THC more profitable?

Tenet Healthcare has a net margin of 12.53% compared to Select Medical's net margin of 3.97%. Tenet Healthcare's return on equity of 26.76% beat Select Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Select Medical	3.97%	18.11%	3.64%
Tenet Healthcare	12.53%	26.76%	3.27%

Do analysts prefer SEM or THC?

Select Medical currently has a consensus target price of $34.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.91%. Tenet Healthcare has a consensus target price of $120.41, suggesting a potential downside of 9.60%. Given Select Medical's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Select Medical is more favorable than Tenet Healthcare.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Select Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Tenet Healthcare	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SEM or THC?

89.5% of Select Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Tenet Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.1% of Select Medical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Tenet Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SEM or THC?

Tenet Healthcare received 327 more outperform votes than Select Medical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.93% of users gave Tenet Healthcare an outperform vote while only 57.85% of users gave Select Medical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Select Medical	Outperform Votes 328 57.85%	Underperform Votes 239 42.15%
Tenet Healthcare	Outperform Votes 655 59.93%	Underperform Votes 438 40.07%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SEM or THC?

Tenet Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Select Medical. Tenet Healthcare 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
Select Medical	$6.66B	0.66	$243.49M	$2.10	16.16
Tenet Healthcare	$20.55B	0.63	$611M	$25.77	5.17

Summary

Tenet Healthcare beats Select Medical on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.