Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN) Competitors $14.26 -0.01 (-0.07%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.26 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/17/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CCRN vs. MD, AMN, LH, DGX, DVA, CHE, CRVL, AMED, BBSI, and KFRCShould you be buying Cross Country Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cross Country Healthcare include Pediatrix Medical Group (MD), AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), Laboratory Co. of America (LH), Quest Diagnostics (DGX), DaVita (DVA), Chemed (CHE), CorVel (CRVL), Amedisys (AMED), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), and Kforce (KFRC). Cross Country Healthcare vs. Pediatrix Medical Group AMN Healthcare Services Laboratory Co. of America Quest Diagnostics DaVita Chemed CorVel Amedisys Barrett Business Services Kforce Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) and Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings. Does the media refer more to MD or CCRN? In the previous week, Cross Country Healthcare had 2 more articles in the media than Pediatrix Medical Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cross Country Healthcare and 6 mentions for Pediatrix Medical Group. Cross Country Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Pediatrix Medical Group's score of 0.37 indicating that Cross Country Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pediatrix Medical Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cross Country Healthcare 6 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 and risk, MD or CCRN? Pediatrix Medical Group has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cross Country Healthcare has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer MD or CCRN? Pediatrix Medical Group currently has a consensus target price of $16.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.38%. Cross Country Healthcare has a consensus target price of $18.41, indicating a potential upside of 29.08%. Given Pediatrix Medical Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pediatrix Medical Group is more favorable than Cross Country Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pediatrix Medical Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Cross Country Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MD or CCRN? Pediatrix Medical Group received 36 more outperform votes than Cross Country Healthcare when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.14% of users gave Cross Country Healthcare an outperform vote while only 60.14% of users gave Pediatrix Medical Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPediatrix Medical GroupOutperform Votes50760.14% Underperform Votes33639.86% Cross Country HealthcareOutperform Votes47163.14% Underperform Votes27536.86% Is MD or CCRN more profitable? Cross Country Healthcare has a net margin of -0.12% compared to Pediatrix Medical Group's net margin of -4.92%. Pediatrix Medical Group's return on equity of 15.47% beat Cross Country Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pediatrix Medical Group-4.92% 15.47% 5.64% Cross Country Healthcare -0.12%5.38%3.84% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MD or CCRN? Cross Country Healthcare has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pediatrix Medical Group. Cross Country Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pediatrix Medical Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPediatrix Medical Group$2.01B0.55-$60.41M-$1.20-10.71Cross Country Healthcare$1.34B0.35$72.63M-$0.43-33.16 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MD or CCRN? 97.7% of Pediatrix Medical Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Pediatrix Medical Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryPediatrix Medical Group beats Cross Country Healthcare on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cross Country Healthcare News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CCRN 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 CCRN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCross Country HealthcareHelp supply services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$467.91M$851.03M$6.96B$7.34BDividend YieldN/A3.64%2.69%4.30%P/E Ratio-285.1430.3529.3617.78Price / Sales0.350.51169.3597.74Price / Cash6.528.8331.6134.64Price / Book1.064.064.543.97Net Income$72.63M$40.82M$195.55M$247.65M7 Day Performance-0.49%-0.34%0.63%1.80%1 Month Performance-4.23%-15.51%-8.29%-6.98%1 Year Performance-16.75%-37.32%3.81%1.34% Cross Country Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CCRNCross Country Healthcare3.5642 of 5 stars$14.26-0.1%$18.41+29.1%-15.5%$467.91M$1.34B-285.142,700Short Interest ↑Positive NewsMDPediatrix Medical Group2.2788 of 5 stars$13.42+0.6%$16.75+24.8%+45.7%$1.15B$2.01B-11.185,170Short Interest ↓AMNAMN Healthcare Services4.1583 of 5 stars$19.74+3.3%$41.17+108.5%-67.2%$753.85M$2.98B-5.134,230Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageLHLaboratory Co. of America4.7326 of 5 stars$227.68+2.8%$268.77+18.0%+8.6%$19.05B$13.01B25.8175,500Positive NewsDGXQuest Diagnostics4.9114 of 5 stars$168.05+2.5%$181.33+7.9%+29.0%$18.65B$9.87B21.8549,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsDVADaVita3.8331 of 5 stars$150.85-3.0%$166.33+10.3%+9.8%$12.07B$12.82B14.0570,000CHEChemed4.6872 of 5 stars$600.87+1.3%$667.00+11.0%-3.9%$8.78B$2.43B30.3614,200Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsCRVLCorVel0.9996 of 5 stars$116.38+0.4%N/A+48.6%$5.98B$871.31M68.464,230Analyst UpgradePositive NewsAMEDAmedisys3.184 of 5 stars$91.44-0.1%$101.00+10.5%+0.9%$3.00B$2.35B36.2920,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsBBSIBarrett Business Services4.1494 of 5 stars$40.00+0.4%$41.67+4.2%+35.1%$1.03B$1.14B21.11127,100Positive NewsKFRCKforce4.0032 of 5 stars$46.14+1.3%$66.67+44.5%-30.4%$881.78M$1.41B17.2212,000Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MD Alternatives AMN Alternatives LH Alternatives DGX Alternatives DVA Alternatives CHE Alternatives CRVL Alternatives AMED Alternatives BBSI Alternatives KFRC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CCRN) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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