Aveanna Healthcare (AVAH) Competitors $5.84 +0.04 (+0.69%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AVAH vs. PNTG, AHCO, APR, VMD, TLMD, GH, OPCH, SHC, BTSG, and VCYTShould you be buying Aveanna Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aveanna Healthcare include The Pennant Group (PNTG), AdaptHealth (AHCO), Apria (APR), Viemed Healthcare (VMD), SOC Telemed (TLMD), Guardant Health (GH), Option Care Health (OPCH), Sotera Health (SHC), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), and Veracyte (VCYT). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Aveanna Healthcare vs. The Pennant Group AdaptHealth Apria Viemed Healthcare SOC Telemed Guardant Health Option Care Health Sotera Health BrightSpring Health Services Veracyte Aveanna Healthcare (NASDAQ:AVAH) and The Pennant Group (NASDAQ:PNTG) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVAH or PNTG? The Pennant Group received 15 more outperform votes than Aveanna Healthcare when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.06% of users gave The Pennant Group an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave Aveanna Healthcare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAveanna HealthcareOutperform Votes2538.46% Underperform Votes4061.54% The Pennant GroupOutperform Votes4047.06% Underperform Votes4552.94% Do analysts rate AVAH or PNTG? Aveanna Healthcare presently has a consensus price target of $4.27, indicating a potential downside of 26.94%. The Pennant Group has a consensus price target of $38.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.83%. Given The Pennant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Pennant Group is more favorable than Aveanna Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aveanna Healthcare 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75The Pennant Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AVAH or PNTG? The Pennant Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aveanna Healthcare. Aveanna Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Pennant Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAveanna Healthcare$1.90B0.60-$134.52M-$0.34-17.18The Pennant Group$544.89M1.96$13.38M$0.6845.79 Which has more risk and volatility, AVAH or PNTG? Aveanna Healthcare has a beta of 2.13, indicating that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Pennant Group has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AVAH or PNTG? In the previous week, The Pennant Group had 4 more articles in the media than Aveanna Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The Pennant Group and 0 mentions for Aveanna Healthcare. The Pennant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Aveanna Healthcare's score of 0.00 indicating that The Pennant Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Aveanna Healthcare Neutral The Pennant Group Positive Is AVAH or PNTG more profitable? The Pennant Group has a net margin of 3.24% compared to Aveanna Healthcare's net margin of -3.32%. The Pennant Group's return on equity of 13.47% beat Aveanna Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aveanna Healthcare-3.32% N/A -0.89% The Pennant Group 3.24%13.47%3.81% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AVAH or PNTG? 88.0% of Aveanna Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.9% of The Pennant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Aveanna Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of The Pennant Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryThe Pennant Group beats Aveanna Healthcare on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders Exposed917 Trades… Zero Losses?As you likely know, the “Trump bump” launched stocks to record highs after he secured his second reelection bid. Now, Trump and his team are coming to gut government regulation – and it’s going to create some incredible market opportunities. But while the masses chase large-cap tech and so-called AI stocks, a small circle of traders are using a strange but tactical method to find a pool of “hidden Trump trades.”Go here to see how you can start accessing these opportunities today Get Aveanna Healthcare News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVAH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AVAH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAveanna HealthcareHome health care services IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.13B$2.97B$5.38B$8.84BDividend YieldN/A0.37%5.13%4.09%P/E Ratio-17.1828.17102.4617.58Price / Sales0.601.201,234.85158.43Price / Cash10.0616.5940.4736.33Price / Book-7.212.597.096.50Net Income-$134.52M-$57.02M$119.65M$226.22M7 Day Performance4.85%2.21%2.06%3.76%1 Month Performance14.29%-0.49%-2.46%4.63%1 Year Performance153.91%22.32%33.95%29.20% Aveanna Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAHAveanna Healthcare0.4915 of 5 stars$5.84+0.7%$4.27-26.9%+153.9%$1.13B$1.90B-17.1833,500PNTGThe Pennant Group3.6624 of 5 stars$30.50-0.9%$38.25+25.4%+126.5%$1.05B$544.89M44.855,791Positive NewsAHCOAdaptHealth3.0323 of 5 stars$9.89+1.7%$11.67+18.0%+15.9%$1.33B$3.20B-5.9910,700Analyst ForecastAPRApriaN/A$37.50flatN/AN/A$1.34B$1.15B0.006,080VMDViemed Healthcare2.1033 of 5 stars$8.71+2.0%N/A+11.9%$338.97M$183.01M31.74630Positive NewsTLMDSOC TelemedN/A$3.00flatN/AN/A$302.52M$94.44M-5.26226GHGuardant Health3.9877 of 5 stars$31.09+1.3%$40.60+30.6%+40.6%$3.84B$563.95M-7.311,779OPCHOption Care Health4.9817 of 5 stars$22.46+2.7%$30.83+37.3%-23.3%$3.82B$4.30B18.877,802Positive NewsSHCSotera Health4.2362 of 5 stars$12.41-6.1%$16.50+33.0%-6.6%$3.52B$1.05B49.643,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBTSGBrightSpring Health Services2.8925 of 5 stars$18.75-0.2%$16.79-10.4%N/A$3.26B$8.83B-72.0835,000Positive NewsVCYTVeracyte4.1662 of 5 stars$38.94-0.7%$41.25+5.9%+51.6%$3.02B$361.05M-261.33790 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The Pennant Group Competitors AdaptHealth Competitors Apria Competitors Viemed Healthcare Competitors SOC Telemed Competitors Guardant Health Competitors Option Care Health Competitors Sotera Health Competitors BrightSpring Health Services Competitors Veracyte Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AVAH) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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