Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) Competitors $5.88 -0.01 (-0.08%) Closing price 03/27/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.90 +0.02 (+0.34%) As of 03/27/2025 06:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BKD vs. ACHC, SEM, USPH, WOOF, CYH, HCA, ALC, THC, UHS, and EHCShould you be buying Brookdale Senior Living stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brookdale Senior Living include Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Community Health Systems (CYH), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Universal Health Services (UHS), and Encompass Health (EHC). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Brookdale Senior Living vs. Acadia Healthcare Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Community Health Systems HCA Healthcare Alcon Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services Encompass Health Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking. Is BKD or ACHC more profitable? Acadia Healthcare has a net margin of 8.99% compared to Brookdale Senior Living's net margin of -6.46%. Acadia Healthcare's return on equity of 11.12% beat Brookdale Senior Living's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brookdale Senior Living-6.46% -65.92% -3.47% Acadia Healthcare 8.99%11.12%5.77% Does the MarketBeat Community favor BKD or ACHC? Acadia Healthcare received 95 more outperform votes than Brookdale Senior Living when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.04% of users gave Brookdale Senior Living an outperform vote while only 66.01% of users gave Acadia Healthcare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBrookdale Senior LivingOutperform Votes47467.04% Underperform Votes23332.96% Acadia HealthcareOutperform Votes56966.01% Underperform Votes29333.99% Does the media favor BKD or ACHC? In the previous week, Acadia Healthcare had 7 more articles in the media than Brookdale Senior Living. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Acadia Healthcare and 4 mentions for Brookdale Senior Living. Brookdale Senior Living's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Acadia Healthcare's score of 0.32 indicating that Brookdale Senior Living is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brookdale Senior Living 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Acadia Healthcare 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings & valuation, BKD or ACHC? Acadia Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Brookdale Senior Living. Brookdale Senior Living is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrookdale Senior Living$3.13B0.38-$201.93M-$0.89-6.61Acadia Healthcare$3.15B0.89-$21.67M$2.7710.87 Do analysts rate BKD or ACHC? Brookdale Senior Living currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.44%. Acadia Healthcare has a consensus target price of $52.19, suggesting a potential upside of 73.27%. Given Acadia Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Brookdale Senior Living.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brookdale Senior Living 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Acadia Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has more risk & volatility, BKD or ACHC? Brookdale Senior Living has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAcadia Healthcare beats Brookdale Senior Living on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Brookdale Senior Living News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKD 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 BKD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBrookdale Senior LivingNursing & personal care facilities IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.18B$657.34M$5.64B$19.63BDividend YieldN/AN/A4.56%3.74%P/E Ratio-6.6119.8923.1333.60Price / Sales0.380.28383.8927.49Price / Cash6.505.8638.1617.54Price / Book5.503.546.944.60Net Income-$201.93M-$77.42M$3.20B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.23%-5.92%-2.32%-0.16%1 Month Performance0.65%-2.38%3.07%-1.99%1 Year Performance-10.77%-35.65%11.16%4.91% Brookdale Senior Living Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKDBrookdale Senior Living3.4183 of 5 stars$5.89-0.1%$7.50+27.4%-10.8%$1.18B$3.13B-6.6136,000Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeACHCAcadia Healthcare4.67 of 5 stars$28.94+0.9%$56.31+94.6%-61.6%$2.69B$3.15B9.4923,500Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑SEMSelect Medical4.9965 of 5 stars$16.88+1.9%$27.25+61.5%-42.0%$2.18B$5.19B10.2354,600USPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.6221 of 5 stars$73.69+1.2%$109.00+47.9%-34.3%$1.12B$671.35M78.396,140Short Interest ↓WOOFPetco Health and Wellness2.9498 of 5 stars$2.47+1.2%$4.28+73.2%+46.6%$774.22M$6.24B-6.1829,000Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageGap UpCYHCommunity Health Systems3.3818 of 5 stars$2.78+6.7%$4.10+47.7%-18.1%$389.59M$12.63B-0.7166,000News CoverageHCAHCA Healthcare4.9663 of 5 stars$334.21+1.6%$385.67+15.4%+3.1%$82.28B$70.60B15.21294,000Short Interest ↓ALCAlcon2.6472 of 5 stars$92.34+2.0%$103.10+11.7%+16.4%$45.54B$9.91B39.4625,200Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓THCTenet Healthcare4.8132 of 5 stars$129.87+5.4%$163.88+26.2%+28.2%$12.35B$20.67B4.03102,400Analyst ForecastPositive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9677 of 5 stars$182.24+4.6%$230.75+26.6%+2.4%$11.85B$15.83B12.1293,800Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsEHCEncompass Health4.604 of 5 stars$99.99+3.0%$107.67+7.7%+30.2%$10.07B$5.37B22.4235,000Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acadia Healthcare Competitors Select Medical Competitors U.S. Physical Therapy Competitors Petco Health and Wellness Competitors Community Health Systems Competitors HCA Healthcare Competitors Alcon Competitors Tenet Healthcare Competitors Universal Health Services Competitors Encompass Health Competitors 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 (NYSE:BKD) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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