Alcon (ALC) Competitors $86.00 +0.46 (+0.54%) (As of 02:34 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrends ALC vs. HCA, THC, UHS, EHC, ENSG, ACHC, SEM, 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), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Select Medical (SEM), 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 Acadia Healthcare Select Medical 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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings. Does the media favor ALC or HCA? In the previous week, HCA Healthcare had 24 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for HCA Healthcare and 3 mentions for Alcon. Alcon's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat HCA Healthcare's score of 0.60 indicating that Alcon is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alcon 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HCA Healthcare 10 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of HCA Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, ALC or HCA? Alcon has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HCA Healthcare has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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$9.76B4.33$974M$2.3436.60HCA Healthcare$69.62B1.11$5.24B$22.2713.73 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALC or HCA? HCA Healthcare received 1033 more outperform votes than Alcon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.30% of users gave HCA Healthcare an outperform vote while only 62.87% of users gave Alcon an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlconOutperform Votes19362.87% Underperform Votes11437.13% HCA HealthcareOutperform Votes122677.30% Underperform Votes36022.70% Do analysts recommend ALC or HCA? Alcon currently has a consensus price target of $102.72, indicating a potential upside of 19.94%. HCA Healthcare has a consensus price target of $385.63, indicating a potential upside of 26.10%. Given HCA Healthcare's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HCA Healthcare is more favorable than Alcon.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79HCA Healthcare 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 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% SummaryHCA Healthcare beats Alcon on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$42.24B$11.22B$5.15B$19.68BDividend YieldN/A1.63%4.81%3.51%P/E Ratio36.6041.80135.4243.79Price / Sales4.335.241,184.6217.84Price / Cash16.5116.6940.4221.73Price / Book2.053.444.895.48Net Income$974M$235.23M$118.71M$987.88M7 Day Performance-1.07%-0.25%15.74%-2.00%1 Month Performance-0.21%-3.61%15.70%1.00%1 Year Performance13.69%6.10%34.85%16.82% Alcon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALCAlcon3.6076 of 5 stars$86.00+0.5%$102.72+19.4%+13.0%$42.42B$9.76B36.7525,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsHCAHCA Healthcare4.952 of 5 stars$309.60-1.4%$387.13+25.0%+13.8%$78.42B$69.62B14.10310,000Analyst ForecastTHCTenet Healthcare4.9438 of 5 stars$133.77-2.2%$164.69+23.1%+75.9%$12.72B$20.97B4.38106,500Analyst DowngradeUHSUniversal Health Services4.9729 of 5 stars$184.16-1.7%$223.29+21.2%+22.7%$12.15B$14.28B12.4296,700Analyst DowngradeEHCEncompass Health4.9318 of 5 stars$97.72-0.5%$107.11+9.6%+48.0%$9.85B$5.22B23.7238,000Positive NewsENSGThe Ensign Group4.984 of 5 stars$142.30-0.1%$164.33+15.5%+25.6%$8.15B$4.11B34.4835,300Dividend IncreasePositive NewsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.5856 of 5 stars$40.49-0.4%$75.44+86.3%-47.4%$3.76B$3.12B13.3723,500Analyst RevisionSEMSelect Medical4.932 of 5 stars$19.63+0.8%$45.67+132.6%-19.3%$2.54B$6.66B9.2154,600USPHU.S. Physical Therapy4.2554 of 5 stars$95.56+2.2%$114.00+19.3%+6.7%$1.44B$604.80M99.436,720Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpWOOFPetco Health and Wellness1.2182 of 5 stars$4.26-4.3%$4.16-2.5%+44.6%$1.34B$6.24B-11.1329,000Positive NewsGap UpBKDBrookdale Senior Living4.2955 of 5 stars$5.25-0.4%$7.75+47.6%-9.0%$1.05B$3.10B-5.7325,200Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HCA Healthcare Competitors Tenet Healthcare Competitors Universal Health Services Competitors Encompass Health Competitors The Ensign Group Competitors Acadia Healthcare Competitors Select Medical 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 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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