Encompass Health (EHC) Competitors $98.99 +0.58 (+0.59%) Closing price 01/31/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$99.27 +0.28 (+0.28%) As of 01/31/2025 05:30 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends EHC vs. THC, UHS, ENSG, ACHC, SEM, USPH, WOOF, BKD, CYH, and HCAShould you be buying Encompass Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Encompass Health include Tenet Healthcare (THC), Universal Health Services (UHS), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Community Health Systems (CYH), and HCA Healthcare (HCA). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Encompass Health vs. Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services The Ensign Group Acadia Healthcare Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Brookdale Senior Living Community Health Systems HCA Healthcare Encompass Health (NYSE:EHC) and Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, EHC or THC? Encompass Health has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EHC or THC? Tenet Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Encompass Health. Tenet Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Encompass Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEncompass Health$4.80B2.08$352M$4.1423.91Tenet Healthcare$20.55B0.65$611M$31.214.51 Is EHC or THC more profitable? Tenet Healthcare has a net margin of 14.91% compared to Encompass Health's net margin of 8.10%. Tenet Healthcare's return on equity of 24.05% beat Encompass Health's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Encompass Health8.10% 17.60% 6.83% Tenet Healthcare 14.91%24.05%3.85% Do insiders & institutionals believe in EHC or THC? 97.3% of Encompass Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Encompass Health shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor EHC or THC? Tenet Healthcare received 182 more outperform votes than Encompass Health when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.60% of users gave Encompass Health an outperform vote while only 60.99% of users gave Tenet Healthcare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEncompass HealthOutperform Votes50672.60% Underperform Votes19127.40% Tenet HealthcareOutperform Votes68860.99% Underperform Votes44039.01% Do analysts rate EHC or THC? Encompass Health presently has a consensus price target of $107.11, suggesting a potential upside of 8.20%. Tenet Healthcare has a consensus price target of $165.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.25%. Given Tenet Healthcare's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tenet Healthcare is more favorable than Encompass Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Encompass Health 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.18Tenet Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Does the media refer more to EHC or THC? In the previous week, Encompass Health and Encompass Health both had 6 articles in the media. Encompass Health's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Tenet Healthcare's score of 0.79 indicating that Encompass Health is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Encompass Health 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tenet Healthcare 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEncompass Health and Tenet Healthcare tied by winning 9 of the 18 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 {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 EHC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEncompass HealthHospitals IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.63B$4.46B$5.57B$20.12BDividend Yield0.71%1.63%5.31%3.65%P/E Ratio23.918.2764.1037.27Price / Sales2.081.021,272.7718.18Price / Cash14.689.7145.9620.47Price / Book4.402.475.125.90Net Income$352M$178.36M$111.17M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.49%0.35%2.38%-0.56%1 Month Performance7.19%5.99%3.20%4.18%1 Year Performance35.58%18.11%24.70%16.86% Encompass Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EHCEncompass Health4.4607 of 5 stars$98.99+0.6%$107.11+8.2%+39.4%$9.63B$4.80B23.9138,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageTHCTenet Healthcare4.7752 of 5 stars$137.57+1.5%$165.00+19.9%+70.1%$13.08B$20.55B4.41106,500Short Interest ↑UHSUniversal Health Services4.9959 of 5 stars$190.66+2.6%$226.14+18.6%+18.6%$12.58B$14.28B12.6896,700News CoveragePositive NewsENSGThe Ensign Group4.7943 of 5 stars$141.56+2.1%$161.83+14.3%+23.4%$8.15B$3.73B34.4329,900Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.8857 of 5 stars$44.41+0.5%$70.22+58.1%-45.1%$4.11B$2.93B14.5123,500Analyst RevisionSEMSelect Medical4.9351 of 5 stars$20.45+3.9%$39.50+93.2%-24.3%$2.65B$6.97B9.5554,600Short Interest ↑USPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.9645 of 5 stars$90.95+1.9%$114.00+25.3%-3.8%$1.37B$604.80M96.766,720WOOFPetco Health and Wellness2.8212 of 5 stars$3.72-3.5%$4.16+12.0%+43.1%$1.16B$6.26B-9.2928,500Analyst DowngradePositive NewsBKDBrookdale Senior Living4.299 of 5 stars$5.05+2.7%$7.50+48.5%-15.2%$1.01B$3.02B-5.4836,000Short Interest ↓CYHCommunity Health Systems3.5951 of 5 stars$3.47+1.9%$4.52+30.4%-12.4%$480.07M$12.49B-1.1461,000Options VolumeHCAHCA Healthcare4.9111 of 5 stars$331.63+5.9%$382.19+15.2%+8.3%$83.99B$64.97B14.89310,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies THC Alternatives UHS Alternatives ENSG Alternatives ACHC Alternatives SEM Alternatives USPH Alternatives WOOF Alternatives BKD Alternatives CYH Alternatives HCA Alternatives 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:EHC) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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