Encompass Health (EHC) Competitors $109.48 +2.21 (+2.06%) As of 01:20 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EHC vs. ALC, THC, UHS, ENSG, ACHC, SEM, BKD, USPH, WOOF, and CYHShould you be buying Encompass Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Encompass Health include Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Universal Health Services (UHS), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Select Medical (SEM), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), and Community Health Systems (CYH). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Encompass Health vs. Its Competitors Alcon Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services The Ensign Group Acadia Healthcare Select Medical Brookdale Senior Living U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Community Health Systems Alcon (NYSE:ALC) and Encompass Health (NYSE:EHC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Is ALC or EHC more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 11.28% compared to Encompass Health's net margin of 8.97%. Encompass Health's return on equity of 17.63% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alcon11.28% 6.95% 4.92% Encompass Health 8.97%17.63%7.33% Which has better earnings and valuation, ALC or EHC? Alcon has higher revenue and earnings than Encompass Health. Encompass Health 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$9.91B4.30$1.02B$2.2538.44Encompass Health$5.37B2.05$455.70M$4.8422.62 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ALC or EHC? 53.9% of Alcon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Encompass Health shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Encompass Health shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate ALC or EHC? Alcon presently has a consensus target price of $106.13, indicating a potential upside of 22.71%. Encompass Health has a consensus target price of $131.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.11%. Given Alcon's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alcon is more favorable than Encompass Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Encompass Health 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14 Does the media favor ALC or EHC? In the previous week, Encompass Health had 16 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Encompass Health and 0 mentions for Alcon. Encompass Health's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Alcon's score of 0.35 indicating that Encompass Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Alcon Neutral Encompass Health Positive Which has more volatility and risk, ALC or EHC? Alcon has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Encompass Health has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ALC or EHC a better dividend stock? Alcon pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Encompass Health pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Alcon pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Encompass Health pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alcon has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Encompass Health has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Encompass Health is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryEncompass Health beats Alcon on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Encompass Health News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EHC 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 EHC 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 EHC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEncompass HealthMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.04B$4.84B$5.56B$20.60BDividend Yield0.57%1.34%4.23%3.65%P/E Ratio22.6234.7028.6127.20Price / Sales2.0591.64437.4953.52Price / Cash15.8323.1436.0222.28Price / Book3.954.268.184.58Net Income$455.70M$189.47M$3.23B$995.22M7 Day Performance-6.81%-2.65%-0.25%-1.09%1 Month Performance-9.16%-7.74%5.40%3.25%1 Year Performance25.64%-5.46%26.35%6.97% Encompass Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EHCEncompass Health4.9273 of 5 stars$109.49+2.1%$131.50+20.1%+25.2%$11.04B$5.37B22.6240,000ALCAlcon2.8808 of 5 stars$86.81-1.1%$106.13+22.2%-4.4%$42.82B$9.91B38.5825,599Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTHCTenet Healthcare4.7513 of 5 stars$172.98+0.9%$183.94+6.3%+31.5%$16.07B$20.52B11.4498,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastUHSUniversal Health Services4.9895 of 5 stars$181.26-1.8%$224.77+24.0%-1.0%$11.78B$15.83B10.1799,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeENSGThe Ensign Group4.8955 of 5 stars$147.57-1.7%$163.50+10.8%+4.4%$8.48B$4.26B27.9039,300Positive NewsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.3929 of 5 stars$23.32-0.2%$47.94+105.6%-64.3%$2.15B$3.15B11.4925,500News CoverageSEMSelect Medical5 of 5 stars$14.83-2.0%$26.00+75.3%-61.1%$1.91B$5.19B11.0744,100BKDBrookdale Senior Living2.3544 of 5 stars$6.67-2.5%$7.70+15.4%+3.1%$1.56B$3.13B-6.4136,000USPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.847 of 5 stars$79.23-3.5%$109.00+37.6%-22.6%$1.20B$671.34M36.347,028High Trading VolumeWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.7854 of 5 stars$3.11+1.0%$3.75+20.5%-11.6%$980.05M$6.12B-12.9629,000CYHCommunity Health Systems2.9115 of 5 stars$3.34-2.1%$4.17+24.8%-6.2%$468.64M$12.63B-0.9160,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALC Alternatives THC Alternatives UHS Alternatives ENSG Alternatives ACHC Alternatives SEM Alternatives BKD Alternatives USPH Alternatives WOOF Alternatives CYH 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 (NYSE:EHC) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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