Select Medical (SEM) Competitors

Select Medical (NYSE:SEM) and atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has better earnings & valuation, SEM or ATAI?

Select Medical has higher revenue and earnings than atai Life Sciences. atai Life Sciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Select Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Select Medical	$5.22B	0.36	$214.04M	$1.34	10.86
atai Life Sciences	$310K	1,744.90	-$149.27M	-$0.91	-2.97

Does the media favor SEM or ATAI?

In the previous week, Select Medical and Select Medical both had 2 articles in the media. Select Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat atai Life Sciences' score of 0.33 indicating that Select Medical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Select Medical	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
atai Life Sciences	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 more risk and volatility, SEM or ATAI?

Select Medical has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, atai Life Sciences has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SEM or ATAI?

Select Medical presently has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 78.63%. atai Life Sciences has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 233.33%. Given atai Life Sciences' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe atai Life Sciences is more favorable than Select Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Select Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
atai Life Sciences	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is SEM or ATAI more profitable?

Select Medical has a net margin of 2.81% compared to atai Life Sciences' net margin of 0.00%. Select Medical's return on equity of 11.04% beat atai Life Sciences' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Select Medical	2.81%	11.04%	3.25%
atai Life Sciences	N/A	-102.10%	-77.55%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SEM or ATAI?

89.5% of Select Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of atai Life Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Select Medical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.8% of atai Life Sciences shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Select Medical beats atai Life Sciences on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.