Alcon (ALC) Competitors $85.13 -0.04 (-0.05%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrends ALC vs. HCA, THC, UHS, EHC, ENSG, SEM, ACHC, USPH, WOOF, and BKDShould you be buying Alcon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alcon include HCA Healthcare (HCA), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Universal Health Services (UHS), Encompass Health (EHC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Select Medical (SEM), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), and Brookdale Senior Living (BKD). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Alcon vs. HCA Healthcare Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services Encompass Health The Ensign Group Select Medical Acadia Healthcare U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Brookdale Senior Living Alcon (NYSE:ALC) and HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment. Is ALC or HCA more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 11.89% compared to HCA Healthcare's net margin of 8.52%. HCA Healthcare's return on equity of 520.98% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alcon11.89% 7.17% 5.03% HCA Healthcare 8.52%520.98%10.09% Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALC or HCA? HCA Healthcare received 1034 more outperform votes than Alcon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.50% of users gave HCA Healthcare an outperform vote while only 62.95% of users gave Alcon an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlconOutperform Votes19262.95% Underperform Votes11337.05% HCA HealthcareOutperform Votes122677.50% Underperform Votes35622.50% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ALC or HCA? HCA Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Alcon. HCA Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alcon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlcon$9.64B4.36$974M$2.3436.38HCA Healthcare$69.62B1.25$5.24B$22.2715.40 Do analysts prefer ALC or HCA? Alcon currently has a consensus price target of $101.51, indicating a potential upside of 19.24%. HCA Healthcare has a consensus price target of $385.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.26%. Given Alcon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Alcon is more favorable than HCA Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87HCA Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84 Does the media favor ALC or HCA? In the previous week, HCA Healthcare had 10 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for HCA Healthcare and 18 mentions for Alcon. HCA Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Alcon's score of 0.69 indicating that HCA Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alcon 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HCA Healthcare 19 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, ALC or HCA? Alcon has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HCA Healthcare has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ALC or HCA? 53.9% of Alcon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of HCA Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Alcon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of HCA Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryHCA Healthcare beats Alcon on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTILet’s be bluntLet me be blunt with you for just a second… You may think you know when and why stocks move, but you’re wrong… Most traders have no idea about the biggest secret Wall Street keeps — even though it’s hiding in plain sight. But once you’ve cracked this code… It could be the breakthrough you need to start targeting $100-$150 a day in the stock market (starting with just $1,000)! Check out the $100 Challenge now Get Alcon News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALC 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 NYSE 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 ALC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlconOphthalmic goods IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$41.99B$11.34B$5.07B$19.82BDividend YieldN/A1.63%5.10%3.50%P/E Ratio36.3844.21101.9142.29Price / Sales4.364.741,195.1320.83Price / Cash16.6917.9841.0421.65Price / Book1.963.096.344.66Net Income$974M$224.33M$119.64M$983.45M7 Day Performance-8.08%-3.37%-5.13%-2.12%1 Month Performance-9.94%-0.01%-2.72%-0.39%1 Year Performance20.65%15.39%31.10%23.34% Alcon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALCAlcon3.952 of 5 stars$85.130.0%$101.51+19.2%+22.4%$41.99B$9.64B36.3825,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓HCAHCA Healthcare4.9748 of 5 stars$342.96-0.7%N/A+42.7%$86.87B$64.97B15.40310,000Insider SellingShort Interest ↓News CoverageTHCTenet Healthcare4.7854 of 5 stars$155.34-4.5%N/A+167.1%$14.77B$20.97B4.98106,500Analyst RevisionPositive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9932 of 5 stars$201.69+0.3%N/A+50.0%$13.45B$14.28B13.4196,700Short Interest ↓EHCEncompass Health4.9066 of 5 stars$98.85-2.3%N/A+54.9%$9.96B$4.80B23.8838,000Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionENSGThe Ensign Group4.9461 of 5 stars$143.49-1.5%N/A+35.1%$8.22B$4.11B34.7435,300Short Interest ↓SEMSelect Medical4.5564 of 5 stars$37.45+0.6%N/A+62.1%$4.85B$6.97B17.5054,600Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionACHCAcadia Healthcare4.2804 of 5 stars$37.82-3.9%N/A-48.9%$3.51B$2.93B12.4023,500Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy2.6694 of 5 stars$90.00+0.3%N/A+5.4%$1.36B$604.80M95.746,720Insider SellingWOOFPetco Health and Wellness1.8461 of 5 stars$4.01-4.3%N/A+10.8%$1.25B$6.22B-0.8129,000BKDBrookdale Senior Living3.9241 of 5 stars$5.23-1.9%N/A+15.7%$1.04B$3.10B-5.6825,200Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HCA Healthcare Competitors Tenet Healthcare Competitors Universal Health Services Competitors Encompass Health Competitors The Ensign Group Competitors Select Medical Competitors Acadia Healthcare Competitors U.S. Physical Therapy Competitors Petco Health and Wellness Competitors Brookdale Senior Living Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:ALC) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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