This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Providence Service (PRSC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock PRSC vs. LH, DGX, DVA, CHE, CRVL, AMED, MD, AMN, CCRN, and YTRAShould you be buying Providence Service stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Providence Service include Laboratory Co. of America (LH), Quest Diagnostics (DGX), DaVita (DVA), Chemed (CHE), CorVel (CRVL), Amedisys (AMED), Pediatrix Medical Group (MD), AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), and Yatra Online (YTRA). Providence Service vs. Laboratory Co. of America Quest Diagnostics DaVita Chemed CorVel Amedisys Pediatrix Medical Group AMN Healthcare Services Cross Country Healthcare Yatra Online Laboratory Co. of America (NYSE:LH) and Providence Service (NASDAQ:PRSC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and media sentiment. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LH or PRSC? Laboratory Co. of America has higher revenue and earnings than Providence Service. Providence Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Laboratory Co. of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLaboratory Co. of America$13.01B1.47$746M$8.8225.91Providence Service$1.51B0.01$970K$1.650.93 Does the media favor LH or PRSC? In the previous week, Laboratory Co. of America had 21 more articles in the media than Providence Service. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Laboratory Co. of America and 0 mentions for Providence Service. Laboratory Co. of America's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Providence Service's score of 0.00 indicating that Laboratory Co. of America is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Laboratory Co. of America Positive Providence Service Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LH or PRSC? 95.9% of Laboratory Co. of America shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Laboratory Co. of America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Providence Service shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, LH or PRSC? Laboratory Co. of America has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Providence Service has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LH or PRSC more profitable? Laboratory Co. of America has a net margin of 5.73% compared to Providence Service's net margin of 0.23%. Providence Service's return on equity of 17.59% beat Laboratory Co. of America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Laboratory Co. of America5.73% 15.29% 7.01% Providence Service 0.23%17.59%8.74% Do analysts rate LH or PRSC? Laboratory Co. of America currently has a consensus target price of $268.77, suggesting a potential upside of 17.60%. Given Laboratory Co. of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Laboratory Co. of America is more favorable than Providence Service.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Laboratory Co. of America 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87Providence Service 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LH or PRSC? Laboratory Co. of America received 350 more outperform votes than Providence Service when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.71% of users gave Providence Service an outperform vote while only 63.94% of users gave Laboratory Co. of America an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLaboratory Co. of AmericaOutperform Votes62663.94% Underperform Votes35336.06% Providence ServiceOutperform Votes27665.71% Underperform Votes14434.29% SummaryLaboratory Co. of America beats Providence Service on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Providence Service News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PRSC 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 PRSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProvidence ServiceTransportation Services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$21.84M$11.46B$7.39B$7.70BDividend YieldN/A5.18%3.51%4.33%P/E Ratio-25.6616.2916.1818.31Price / Sales0.012.597.30107.09Price / Cash32.5425.8516.4234.62Price / Book0.063.204.344.25Net Income$970,000.00$467.60M$258.87M$247.51M Providence Service Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRSCProvidence ServiceN/A$1.54+16.7%N/A-94.7%$21.84M$1.51B-25.663,800Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeLHLaboratory Co. of America4.763 of 5 stars$227.68+2.8%$268.77+18.0%+9.9%$19.05B$13.01B25.8175,500Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsDGXQuest Diagnostics4.5209 of 5 stars$168.05+2.5%$181.33+7.9%+27.9%$18.65B$9.87B21.8549,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDVADaVita3.8676 of 5 stars$150.85-3.0%$166.33+10.3%+5.2%$12.07B$12.82B14.0570,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCHEChemed4.6857 of 5 stars$600.87+1.3%$667.00+11.0%-11.5%$8.78B$2.43B30.3614,200Positive NewsCRVLCorVel1.0145 of 5 stars$116.38+0.4%N/A+39.2%$5.98B$871.31M68.464,230Positive NewsAMEDAmedisys3.0778 of 5 stars$91.44-0.1%$101.00+10.5%+3.5%$3.00B$2.35B36.2920,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageMDPediatrix Medical Group2.3151 of 5 stars$13.42+0.6%$16.75+24.8%+35.4%$1.15B$2.01B-11.185,170AMNAMN Healthcare Services4.1111 of 5 stars$19.74+3.3%$41.17+108.5%-67.5%$753.85M$2.98B-5.134,230Analyst RevisionCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.5666 of 5 stars$14.38+0.3%$18.41+28.0%-20.7%$471.85M$1.34B-287.542,700Upcoming EarningsYTRAYatra Online2.623 of 5 stars$0.75+4.9%$3.00+300.0%-44.9%$47.34M$6.79B62.06960 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LH Alternatives DGX Alternatives DVA Alternatives CHE Alternatives CRVL Alternatives AMED Alternatives MD Alternatives AMN Alternatives CCRN Alternatives YTRA 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:PRSC) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAIEven though xAI is a private company, tech legend and angel investor Jeff Brown found a way for everyday folks...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAltucher: Turn $900 into $108,000 in just 12 months?We are entering the final Trump Bump of our lives. 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