HCA Healthcare (HCA) Competitors $316.07 -5.43 (-1.69%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$319.90 +3.83 (+1.21%) As of 02/21/2025 07:57 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 HCA vs. ALC, THC, UHS, EHC, ENSG, ACHC, SEM, USPH, BKD, and WOOFShould 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), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), and Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF). 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 Acadia Healthcare Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Brookdale Senior Living Petco Health and Wellness HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) and Alcon (NYSE:ALC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings. Does the media favor HCA or ALC? In the previous week, HCA Healthcare had 24 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for HCA Healthcare and 4 mentions for Alcon. HCA Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Alcon's score of -0.08 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 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alcon 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HCA or ALC? HCA Healthcare received 1036 more outperform votes than Alcon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.39% of users gave HCA Healthcare an outperform vote while only 63.23% of users gave Alcon an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHCA HealthcareOutperform Votes123277.39% Underperform Votes36022.61% AlconOutperform Votes19663.23% Underperform Votes11436.77% Is HCA or ALC more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 11.89% compared to HCA Healthcare's net margin of 8.16%. HCA Healthcare's return on equity of 586.47% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HCA Healthcare8.16% 586.47% 9.93% Alcon 11.89%7.17%5.03% Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$70.60B1.11$5.76B$21.9714.39Alcon$9.46B4.71$974M$2.3438.60 Which has more volatility & risk, HCA or ALC? HCA Healthcare has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% 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. Do analysts recommend HCA or ALC? HCA Healthcare presently has a consensus target price of $385.67, indicating a potential upside of 22.02%. Alcon has a consensus target price of $102.38, indicating a potential upside of 13.37%. Given HCA Healthcare's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe HCA Healthcare is more favorable than Alcon.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HCA Healthcare 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 SummaryHCA Healthcare beats Alcon on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get HCA Healthcare News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HCA 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 HCA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHCA HealthcareGeneral medical & surgical hospitals IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$78.49B$10.84B$5.78B$20.05BDividend Yield0.82%0.63%4.78%3.65%P/E Ratio14.394.6826.4634.88Price / Sales1.110.58457.9715.72Price / Cash8.936.8544.0420.85Price / Book141.7329.477.634.92Net Income$5.76B$1.06B$3.18B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.03%-0.63%-1.82%-1.05%1 Month Performance-0.76%3.20%0.22%-1.39%1 Year Performance1.43%9.90%17.49%13.93% HCA Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCAHCA Healthcare4.8569 of 5 stars$316.07-1.7%$385.67+22.0%+1.4%$79.84B$70.60B14.39310,000Insider TradeNews CoverageALCAlcon2.0214 of 5 stars$90.01-0.3%$102.38+13.7%+13.2%$44.40B$9.76B38.4725,000THCTenet Healthcare4.9905 of 5 stars$133.40-0.1%$163.19+22.3%+41.7%$12.69B$20.55B4.27106,500High Trading VolumeUHSUniversal Health Services4.9986 of 5 stars$181.69-0.6%$226.14+24.5%+10.2%$11.99B$14.28B12.0896,700News CoveragePositive NewsEHCEncompass Health4.9079 of 5 stars$100.91+0.8%$107.67+6.7%+30.7%$10.17B$5.37B22.6238,000Dividend AnnouncementENSGThe Ensign Group4.9594 of 5 stars$128.01-1.2%$165.17+29.0%+2.8%$7.36B$4.26B25.0535,300Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.7932 of 5 stars$41.06-1.7%$70.22+71.0%-52.7%$3.81B$2.93B13.4623,500News CoverageSEMSelect Medical4.8992 of 5 stars$18.58-0.9%$39.50+112.6%-34.0%$2.41B$6.97B8.6854,600Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap DownUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.4392 of 5 stars$86.85+0.4%$114.00+31.3%-17.4%$1.31B$604.80M92.396,720News CoverageBKDBrookdale Senior Living3.7944 of 5 stars$5.30-0.3%$7.50+41.6%-2.0%$1.05B$3.02B-5.7636,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.2248 of 5 stars$2.95+0.3%$4.16+41.0%+13.2%$924.68M$6.26B-7.3829,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALC Competitors THC Competitors UHS Competitors EHC Competitors ENSG Competitors ACHC Competitors SEM Competitors USPH Competitors BKD Competitors WOOF 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 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s “New Gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest brea...True Market Insiders | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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