The Pennant Group (PNTG) Competitors

Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) and The Pennant Group (NASDAQ:PNTG) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHC or PNTG?

Sotera Health received 9 more outperform votes than The Pennant Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.65% of users gave Sotera Health an outperform vote while only 45.98% of users gave The Pennant Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sotera Health	Outperform Votes 49 57.65%	Underperform Votes 36 42.35%
The Pennant Group	Outperform Votes 40 45.98%	Underperform Votes 47 54.02%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SHC or PNTG?

Sotera Health has higher revenue and earnings than The Pennant Group. The Pennant Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sotera Health, 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
Sotera Health	$1.05B	3.74	$51.38M	$0.25	55.39
The Pennant Group	$544.89M	1.70	$13.38M	$0.68	39.63

Do analysts prefer SHC or PNTG?

Sotera Health presently has a consensus price target of $16.08, indicating a potential upside of 16.15%. The Pennant Group has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.58%. Given The Pennant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Pennant Group is more favorable than Sotera Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sotera Health	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
The Pennant Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media prefer SHC or PNTG?

In the previous week, Sotera Health and Sotera Health both had 2 articles in the media. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat The Pennant Group's score of 1.78 indicating that Sotera Health is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sotera Health	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
The Pennant Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SHC or PNTG?

Sotera Health has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Pennant Group has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SHC or PNTG more profitable?

Sotera Health has a net margin of 6.31% compared to The Pennant Group's net margin of 3.24%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 42.27% beat The Pennant Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sotera Health	6.31%	42.27%	6.02%
The Pennant Group	3.24%	13.47%	3.81%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SHC or PNTG?

91.0% of Sotera Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.9% of The Pennant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 55.1% of Sotera Health shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of The Pennant Group shares are held 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.

Summary

Sotera Health beats The Pennant Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.