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 businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, USPH or PNTG?

U.S. Physical Therapy has higher revenue and earnings 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	$604.80M	2.39	$28.24M	$1.06	90.32
The Pennant Group	$544.89M	1.78	$13.38M	$0.63	50.86

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer USPH or PNTG?

U.S. Physical Therapy received 212 more outperform votes than The Pennant Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.15% of users gave U.S. Physical Therapy an outperform vote while only 46.43% of users gave The Pennant Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
U.S. Physical Therapy	Outperform Votes 251 56.15%	Underperform Votes 196 43.85%
The Pennant Group	Outperform Votes 39 46.43%	Underperform Votes 45 53.57%

Do institutionals & insiders 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of The Pennant Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, USPH or PNTG?

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

Does the media refer more to USPH or PNTG?

In the previous week, U.S. Physical Therapy had 7 more articles in the media than The Pennant Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for U.S. Physical Therapy and 9 mentions for The Pennant Group. U.S. Physical Therapy's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat The Pennant Group's score of 0.39 indicating that U.S. Physical Therapy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
U.S. Physical Therapy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Pennant Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is USPH or PNTG more profitable?

U.S. Physical Therapy has a net margin of 4.06% compared to The Pennant Group's net margin of 3.16%. The Pennant Group's return on equity of 13.74% beat U.S. Physical Therapy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. Physical Therapy	4.06%	8.18%	3.92%
The Pennant Group	3.16%	13.74%	3.82%

Do analysts recommend USPH or PNTG?

U.S. Physical Therapy currently has a consensus target price of $105.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.67%. The Pennant Group has a consensus target price of $37.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.04%. 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

Summary

U.S. Physical Therapy beats The Pennant Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.