The Pennant Group (PNTG) Competitors

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

Is OPCH or PNTG more profitable?

Option Care Health has a net margin of 4.37% compared to The Pennant Group's net margin of 3.24%. Option Care Health's return on equity of 15.30% beat The Pennant Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Option Care Health	4.37%	15.30%	6.57%
The Pennant Group	3.24%	13.47%	3.81%

Which has more risk & volatility, OPCH or PNTG?

Option Care Health has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Pennant Group has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OPCH or PNTG?

Option Care Health received 13 more outperform votes than The Pennant Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.55% of users gave Option Care Health an outperform vote while only 46.51% of users gave The Pennant Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Option Care Health	Outperform Votes 53 59.55%	Underperform Votes 36 40.45%
The Pennant Group	Outperform Votes 40 46.51%	Underperform Votes 46 53.49%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OPCH or PNTG?

Option Care Health has higher revenue and earnings than The Pennant Group. Option Care Health 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Option Care Health	$4.30B	0.91	$267.09M	$1.19	19.25
The Pennant Group	$652.30M	1.44	$13.38M	$0.68	40.26

Does the media favor OPCH or PNTG?

In the previous week, The Pennant Group had 2 more articles in the media than Option Care Health. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for The Pennant Group and 4 mentions for Option Care Health. Option Care Health's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat The Pennant Group's score of 0.40 indicating that Option Care Health is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Option Care Health	4 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OPCH or PNTG?

98.1% of Option Care Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.9% of The Pennant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Option Care Health 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend OPCH or PNTG?

Option Care Health presently has a consensus target price of $30.14, suggesting a potential upside of 31.57%. The Pennant Group has a consensus target price of $37.20, suggesting a potential upside of 35.87%. Given The Pennant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Pennant Group is more favorable than Option Care Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Option Care Health	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
The Pennant Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

Option Care Health beats The Pennant Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.