The Pennant Group (PNTG) Competitors

U.S. Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) and The Pennant Group (NASDAQ:PNTG) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Do analysts recommend USPH or PNTG?

U.S. Physical Therapy currently has a consensus target price of $105.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.33%. The Pennant Group has a consensus target price of $38.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.83%. Given The Pennant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Pennant Group is more favorable than U.S. Physical Therapy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. Physical Therapy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
The Pennant Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk & volatility, USPH or PNTG?

U.S. Physical Therapy has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Pennant Group has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor USPH or PNTG?

U.S. Physical Therapy received 212 more outperform votes than The Pennant Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.25% of users gave U.S. Physical Therapy an outperform vote while only 47.06% of users gave The Pennant Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
U.S. Physical Therapy	Outperform Votes 252 56.25%	Underperform Votes 196 43.75%
The Pennant Group	Outperform Votes 40 47.06%	Underperform Votes 45 52.94%

Does the media prefer USPH or PNTG?

In the previous week, The Pennant Group had 1 more articles in the media than U.S. Physical Therapy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The Pennant Group and 3 mentions for U.S. Physical Therapy. The Pennant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat U.S. Physical Therapy's score of 0.91 indicating that The Pennant Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
U.S. Physical Therapy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Pennant Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of USPH or PNTG?

85.9% of The Pennant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of U.S. Physical Therapy 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Is USPH or PNTG more profitable?

U.S. Physical Therapy has a net margin of 3.54% compared to The Pennant Group's net margin of 3.24%. The Pennant Group's return on equity of 13.47% beat U.S. Physical Therapy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. Physical Therapy	3.54%	8.11%	3.85%
The Pennant Group	3.24%	13.47%	3.81%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, USPH or PNTG?

U.S. Physical Therapy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Pennant Group. The Pennant Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Physical Therapy, 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
U.S. Physical Therapy	$645.70M	2.29	$28.24M	$0.94	104.07
The Pennant Group	$652.30M	1.64	$13.38M	$0.68	45.79

Summary

The Pennant Group beats U.S. Physical Therapy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.