HCA Healthcare (HCA) Competitors $371.69 -8.76 (-2.30%) Closing price 07/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$362.60 -9.09 (-2.45%) As of 07/15/2025 07:22 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HCA vs. ACHC, ENSG, CNC, EHC, ELV, SEM, UHS, ALC, THC, and BKDShould you be buying HCA Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HCA Healthcare include Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Centene (CNC), Encompass Health (EHC), Elevance Health (ELV), Select Medical (SEM), Universal Health Services (UHS), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), and Brookdale Senior Living (BKD). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. HCA Healthcare vs. Its Competitors Acadia Healthcare The Ensign Group Centene Encompass Health Elevance Health Select Medical Universal Health Services Alcon Tenet Healthcare Brookdale Senior Living HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation. Is HCA or ACHC more profitable? HCA Healthcare has a net margin of 8.07% compared to Acadia Healthcare's net margin of 5.94%. HCA Healthcare's return on equity of 1,063.91% beat Acadia Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HCA Healthcare8.07% 1,063.91% 10.10% Acadia Healthcare 5.94%8.72%4.46% Does the media prefer HCA or ACHC? In the previous week, HCA Healthcare had 23 more articles in the media than Acadia Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for HCA Healthcare and 5 mentions for Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat HCA Healthcare's score of 0.97 indicating that Acadia Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HCA Healthcare 20 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Acadia Healthcare 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, HCA or ACHC? HCA Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HCA Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHCA Healthcare$70.60B1.27$5.76B$22.4916.53Acadia Healthcare$3.15B0.68$255.61M$2.0311.46 Which has more volatility and risk, HCA or ACHC? HCA Healthcare has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in HCA or ACHC? 62.7% of HCA Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of HCA Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Acadia Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend HCA or ACHC? HCA Healthcare currently has a consensus target price of $395.71, indicating a potential upside of 6.46%. Acadia Healthcare has a consensus target price of $47.94, indicating a potential upside of 106.04%. Given Acadia Healthcare's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than HCA Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HCA Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74Acadia Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 SummaryHCA Healthcare beats Acadia Healthcare on 14 of the 17 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 HCA 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 HealthcareMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$91.53B$21.05B$5.62B$20.84BDividend Yield0.76%0.46%4.25%3.65%P/E Ratio16.5325.9228.5727.17Price / Sales1.271.34423.3048.23Price / Cash10.599.7936.0222.28Price / Book169.7235.878.134.56Net Income$5.76B$1.65B$3.24B$995.22M7 Day Performance-1.74%-0.87%0.16%-1.16%1 Month Performance0.80%6.51%5.95%3.18%1 Year Performance16.53%-8.87%26.09%6.83% HCA Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCAHCA Healthcare4.8769 of 5 stars$371.69-2.3%$395.71+6.5%+17.3%$91.53B$70.60B16.53316,000ACHCAcadia Healthcare4.4001 of 5 stars$23.16-0.9%$47.94+107.0%-64.3%$2.13B$3.15B11.4125,500ENSGThe Ensign Group4.8701 of 5 stars$147.70-1.7%$163.50+10.7%+4.4%$8.49B$4.26B27.9239,300Positive NewsCNCCentene4.9737 of 5 stars$33.16-0.5%$68.87+107.7%-54.5%$16.50B$163.07B4.9460,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeEHCEncompass Health4.9099 of 5 stars$119.20+0.1%$127.00+6.5%+25.2%$12.02B$5.37B24.6340,000ELVElevance Health4.955 of 5 stars$346.32-0.4%$498.87+44.0%-36.7%$78.24B$177.01B13.51104,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSEMSelect Medical5 of 5 stars$14.86-1.8%$26.00+75.0%-61.1%$1.91B$5.19B11.0944,100UHSUniversal Health Services4.9887 of 5 stars$180.63-2.1%$224.77+24.4%-1.0%$11.74B$15.83B10.1499,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsALCAlcon2.622 of 5 stars$86.80-1.1%$106.13+22.3%-4.4%$42.81B$9.91B38.5825,599Analyst ForecastTHCTenet Healthcare4.7102 of 5 stars$172.90+0.8%$183.94+6.4%+31.5%$16.06B$20.52B11.4498,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBKDBrookdale Senior Living2.3559 of 5 stars$6.70-2.0%$7.70+14.9%+3.1%$1.57B$3.13B-6.4436,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACHC Competitors ENSG Competitors CNC Competitors EHC Competitors ELV Competitors SEM Competitors UHS Competitors ALC Competitors THC Competitors BKD 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:HCA) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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