HCA Healthcare (HCA) Competitors $324.92 -7.32 (-2.20%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends HCA vs. ALC, THC, UHS, EHC, ENSG, SEM, ACHC, USPH, WOOF, and BKDShould you be buying HCA Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HCA Healthcare include Alcon (ALC), 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. HCA Healthcare vs. Alcon 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 HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) and Alcon (NYSE:ALC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HCA or ALC? 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 RatioHCA Healthcare$69.62B1.18$5.24B$22.2714.59Alcon$9.46B4.49$974M$2.3436.75 Is HCA or ALC 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 HCA Healthcare8.52% 520.98% 10.09% Alcon 11.89%7.17%5.03% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HCA or ALC? HCA Healthcare received 1034 more outperform votes than Alcon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.45% of users gave HCA Healthcare an outperform vote while only 62.95% of users gave Alcon an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHCA HealthcareOutperform Votes122677.45% Underperform Votes35722.55% AlconOutperform Votes19262.95% Underperform Votes11337.05% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HCA or ALC? 62.7% of HCA Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Alcon shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of HCA Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Alcon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer HCA or ALC? In the previous week, HCA Healthcare had 31 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for HCA Healthcare and 5 mentions for Alcon. HCA Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Alcon's score of 0.13 indicating that HCA Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HCA Healthcare 20 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alcon 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer HCA or ALC? HCA Healthcare presently has a consensus target price of $385.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.49%. Alcon has a consensus target price of $102.63, suggesting a potential upside of 19.35%. Given Alcon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alcon is more favorable than HCA Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HCA Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more risk & volatility, HCA or ALC? HCA Healthcare has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alcon has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHCA Healthcare beats Alcon on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 HCA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHCA HealthcareGeneral medical & surgical hospitals IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$82.30B$12.75B$5.36B$20.17BDividend Yield0.79%0.60%5.09%3.50%P/E Ratio14.595.45105.7144.36Price / Sales1.180.621,240.4817.73Price / Cash10.727.5540.0021.28Price / Book104.8118.707.074.71Net Income$5.24B$809.93M$119.18M$986.85M7 Day Performance-5.26%-3.55%2.15%3.73%1 Month Performance-20.40%-16.94%-3.13%3.70%1 Year Performance28.42%24.39%33.60%27.73% HCA Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCAHCA Healthcare4.978 of 5 stars$324.92-2.2%$385.00+18.5%+28.4%$82.30B$69.62B14.59310,000Analyst DowngradeALCAlcon3.7564 of 5 stars$85.51+0.0%$102.63+20.0%+18.0%$42.17B$9.46B36.5425,000THCTenet Healthcare4.9274 of 5 stars$147.99-2.5%$170.38+15.1%+112.0%$14.07B$20.55B4.74106,500Analyst DowngradePositive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9941 of 5 stars$197.59+0.0%$231.14+17.0%+43.0%$13.04B$14.28B13.1496,700Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsEHCEncompass Health4.901 of 5 stars$98.98+0.1%$107.11+8.2%+53.1%$9.97B$4.80B23.9138,000ENSGThe Ensign Group4.989 of 5 stars$147.36+1.9%$164.33+11.5%+34.9%$8.44B$3.73B35.6935,300Analyst ForecastPositive NewsSEMSelect Medical4.4308 of 5 stars$38.87+2.0%$40.75+4.8%+68.1%$5.03B$6.66B17.8054,600Analyst DowngradeACHCAcadia Healthcare4.2726 of 5 stars$38.59-1.3%$83.33+115.9%-47.6%$3.63B$3.12B12.6523,500Analyst ForecastUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy2.0226 of 5 stars$96.50+2.6%$105.00+8.8%+12.1%$1.46B$604.80M102.656,720Analyst ForecastPositive NewsWOOFPetco Health and Wellness1.3999 of 5 stars$4.15+4.5%$3.49-16.0%+7.8%$1.30B$6.26B-0.8429,000BKDBrookdale Senior Living3.9814 of 5 stars$5.33+2.1%$7.75+45.4%+4.7%$1.06B$3.02B-5.7825,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALC Competitors THC Competitors UHS Competitors EHC Competitors ENSG Competitors SEM Competitors ACHC Competitors USPH Competitors WOOF Competitors BKD 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:HCA) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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