PACS Group (PACS) Competitors $12.47 -0.43 (-3.33%) Closing price 07/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.46 -0.01 (-0.08%) As of 07/15/2025 07:20 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PACS vs. GH, OPCH, RDNT, BTSG, SHC, SGRY, CON, PRVA, WGS, and VCYTShould you be buying PACS Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PACS Group include Guardant Health (GH), Option Care Health (OPCH), RadNet (RDNT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Sotera Health (SHC), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Privia Health Group (PRVA), GeneDx (WGS), and Veracyte (VCYT). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. PACS Group vs. Its Competitors Guardant Health Option Care Health RadNet BrightSpring Health Services Sotera Health Surgery Partners Concentra Group Holdings Parent Privia Health Group GeneDx Veracyte Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) and PACS Group (NYSE:PACS) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is GH or PACS more profitable? PACS Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Guardant Health's net margin of -53.82%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Guardant Health-53.82% N/A -26.77% PACS Group N/A N/A N/A Do analysts prefer GH or PACS? Guardant Health currently has a consensus target price of $53.76, suggesting a potential upside of 11.79%. PACS Group has a consensus target price of $34.29, suggesting a potential upside of 174.95%. Given PACS Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PACS Group is more favorable than Guardant Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Guardant Health 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00PACS Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GH or PACS? 92.6% of Guardant Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Guardant Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor GH or PACS? In the previous week, Guardant Health had 8 more articles in the media than PACS Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Guardant Health and 1 mentions for PACS Group. Guardant Health's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat PACS Group's score of -0.12 indicating that Guardant Health is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Guardant Health 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PACS Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GH or PACS? PACS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Guardant Health. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGuardant Health$739.02M8.06-$436.37M-$3.39-14.19PACS Group$3.11B0.61$112.87MN/AN/A Which has more volatility and risk, GH or PACS? Guardant Health has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PACS Group has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGuardant Health beats PACS Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PACS Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PACS 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 PACS 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 PACS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPACS GroupMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.97B$7.25B$5.61B$20.82BDividend YieldN/A2.86%4.23%3.65%P/E RatioN/A34.4428.5227.17Price / Sales0.6134.57426.1748.12Price / CashN/A25.1136.0222.28Price / BookN/A8.098.134.56Net Income$112.87M$236.06M$3.24B$995.22M7 Day Performance-2.81%-3.35%0.20%-1.16%1 Month Performance22.70%-0.38%5.98%3.18%1 Year Performance-62.00%19.35%26.15%6.83% PACS Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PACSPACS Group2.7597 of 5 stars$12.47-3.3%$34.29+174.9%-60.7%$1.97B$3.11B0.0032,433GHGuardant Health4.4791 of 5 stars$49.77-1.0%$53.76+8.0%+52.5%$6.17B$739.02M-14.682,021Positive NewsOPCHOption Care Health4.4969 of 5 stars$30.68+2.7%$35.50+15.7%+2.1%$5.02B$5.00B24.748,088Positive NewsRDNTRadNet3.9706 of 5 stars$56.59+2.0%$69.60+23.0%-11.5%$4.25B$1.87B-131.6011,021BTSGBrightSpring Health Services1.7487 of 5 stars$20.31flat$24.90+22.6%+77.2%$3.57B$11.86B72.5435,000SHCSotera Health3.1967 of 5 stars$11.61-1.6%$16.00+37.8%-6.9%$3.30B$1.10B145.143,000Positive NewsSGRYSurgery Partners2.4962 of 5 stars$22.47+2.0%$33.56+49.3%-15.2%$2.88B$3.11B-14.6915,000CONConcentra Group Holdings Parent2.8281 of 5 stars$20.23+1.6%$28.50+40.9%N/A$2.59B$1.90B15.0911,250PRVAPrivia Health Group3.927 of 5 stars$20.89+2.1%$28.38+35.9%+14.9%$2.55B$1.80B174.101,140WGSGeneDx3.7819 of 5 stars$82.39-0.2%$92.33+12.1%+136.8%$2.35B$330.14M-58.431,200Analyst DowngradeVCYTVeracyte3.562 of 5 stars$26.65-1.6%$40.90+53.5%+11.7%$2.09B$445.76M65.00790Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GH Alternatives OPCH Alternatives RDNT Alternatives BTSG Alternatives SHC Alternatives SGRY Alternatives CON Alternatives PRVA Alternatives WGS Alternatives VCYT Alternatives 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:PACS) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Elon is funding the “Quantum Power Grid”Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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