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National HealthCare (NHC) Competitors

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$123.78 -0.80 (-0.64%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

NHC vs. HIMS, SHC, GH, OPCH, BTSG, VCYT, SGRY, LFST, PACS, and CON

Should you be buying National HealthCare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National HealthCare include Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Sotera Health (SHC), Guardant Health (GH), Option Care Health (OPCH), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Veracyte (VCYT), Surgery Partners (SGRY), LifeStance Health Group (LFST), PACS Group (PACS), and Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry.

National HealthCare vs.

Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS) and National HealthCare (NYSE:NHC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Hims & Hers Health received 35 more outperform votes than National HealthCare when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave National HealthCare an outperform vote while only 37.37% of users gave Hims & Hers Health an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Hims & Hers HealthOutperform Votes
37
37.37%
Underperform Votes
62
62.63%
National HealthCareOutperform Votes
2
100.00%
Underperform Votes
No Votes

In the previous week, Hims & Hers Health had 27 more articles in the media than National HealthCare. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Hims & Hers Health and 3 mentions for National HealthCare. National HealthCare's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Hims & Hers Health's score of 0.26 indicating that National HealthCare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hims & Hers Health
8 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
National HealthCare
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

National HealthCare has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hims & Hers Health. National HealthCare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hims & Hers Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hims & Hers Health$1.24B3.83-$23.55M$0.4449.55
National HealthCare$1.23B1.55$66.80M$7.9815.51

Hims & Hers Health currently has a consensus target price of $20.71, suggesting a potential downside of 4.98%. Given Hims & Hers Health's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hims & Hers Health is more favorable than National HealthCare.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hims & Hers Health
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
National HealthCare
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

63.5% of Hims & Hers Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.4% of National HealthCare shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of Hims & Hers Health shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of National HealthCare shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hims & Hers Health has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National HealthCare has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

National HealthCare has a net margin of 10.03% compared to Hims & Hers Health's net margin of 8.19%. Hims & Hers Health's return on equity of 10.97% beat National HealthCare's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hims & Hers Health8.19% 10.97% 8.29%
National HealthCare 10.03%6.87%4.68%

Summary

Hims & Hers Health beats National HealthCare on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NHC vs. The Competition

MetricNational HealthCareSkilled nursing care facilities IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.91B$2.58B$5.06B$19.87B
Dividend Yield1.94%1.06%5.18%3.53%
P/E Ratio15.5115.71126.3242.94
Price / Sales1.551.141,179.2518.99
Price / Cash20.4815.7233.8617.86
Price / Book2.083.784.685.52
Net Income$66.80M$98.56M$119.54M$986.45M
7 Day Performance-2.65%-2.39%-1.83%0.45%
1 Month Performance3.46%-14.08%-3.60%1.05%
1 Year PerformanceN/A17.00%31.91%24.67%

National HealthCare Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NHC
National HealthCare
N/A$123.79
-0.6%
N/AN/A$1.92B$1.14B15.5113,123
HIMS
Hims & Hers Health
3.5685 of 5 stars
$21.80
-7.4%
$20.71
-5.0%
+181.8%$5.14B$872M49.551,046Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
SHC
Sotera Health
3.662 of 5 stars
$13.21
-2.9%
$16.50
+24.9%
-5.2%$3.85B$1.05B52.843,000High Trading Volume
GH
Guardant Health
4.2853 of 5 stars
$30.68
flat
$40.60
+32.3%
+28.4%$3.79B$563.95M0.001,779
OPCH
Option Care Health
4.9784 of 5 stars
$21.88
+0.3%
$30.83
+40.9%
-26.3%$3.71B$4.30B18.397,802Positive News
BTSG
BrightSpring Health Services
2.9593 of 5 stars
$18.79
+0.8%
$16.79
-10.6%
N/A$3.27B$10.59B-72.2735,000Positive News
VCYT
Veracyte
4.1264 of 5 stars
$39.20
+0.1%
$41.25
+5.2%
+50.5%$3.03B$361.05M-261.33790Analyst Forecast
SGRY
Surgery Partners
3.0975 of 5 stars
$22.51
-1.1%
$38.71
+72.0%
-29.9%$2.89B$2.74B-46.9013,500Analyst Forecast
LFST
LifeStance Health Group
1.7828 of 5 stars
$7.22
-0.3%
$8.50
+17.7%
+16.5%$2.77B$1.06B0.009,325
PACS
PACS Group
4.0685 of 5 stars
$17.25
+0.9%
$39.88
+131.2%
N/A$2.61B$3.11B0.0032,433Analyst Forecast
CON
Concentra Group Holdings Parent
N/A$21.27
+4.9%
$28.50
+34.0%
N/A$2.58B$1.84B0.0011,000Gap Up
High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:NHC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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