SunLink Health Systems (SSY) Competitors $0.87 +0.00 (+0.35%) Closing price 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.87 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:39 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends SSY vs. HCA, THC, UHS, SGRY, ARDT, CYH, BCAB, NXGL, DRIO, and RVPShould you be buying SunLink Health Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SunLink Health Systems include HCA Healthcare (HCA), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Universal Health Services (UHS), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Ardent Health Partners (ARDT), Community Health Systems (CYH), BioAtla (BCAB), NEXGEL (NXGL), DarioHealth (DRIO), and Retractable Technologies (RVP). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. SunLink Health Systems vs. HCA Healthcare Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services Surgery Partners Ardent Health Partners Community Health Systems BioAtla NEXGEL DarioHealth Retractable Technologies HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) and SunLink Health Systems (NYSE:SSY) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community favor HCA or SSY? HCA Healthcare received 1232 more outperform votes than SunLink Health Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.39% of users gave HCA Healthcare an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave SunLink Health Systems an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHCA HealthcareOutperform Votes123277.39% Underperform Votes36022.61% SunLink Health SystemsOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes82100.00% Does the media prefer HCA or SSY? In the previous week, HCA Healthcare had 77 more articles in the media than SunLink Health Systems. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for HCA Healthcare and 0 mentions for SunLink Health Systems. HCA Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat SunLink Health Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that HCA Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment HCA Healthcare Positive SunLink Health Systems Neutral Do analysts recommend HCA or SSY? HCA Healthcare presently has a consensus price target of $382.19, suggesting a potential upside of 14.20%. Given HCA Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe HCA Healthcare is more favorable than SunLink Health Systems.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) 2.83SunLink Health Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, HCA or SSY? HCA Healthcare has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SunLink Health Systems has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, HCA or SSY? HCA Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than SunLink Health Systems. SunLink Health Systems 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$64.97B1.30$5.24B$22.2715.03SunLink Health Systems$32.44M0.19-$1.53M-$0.11-7.91 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HCA or SSY? 62.7% of HCA Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.7% of SunLink Health Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of HCA Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of SunLink Health Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is HCA or SSY more profitable? HCA Healthcare has a net margin of 8.52% compared to SunLink Health Systems' net margin of -2.30%. HCA Healthcare's return on equity of 520.98% beat SunLink Health Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HCA Healthcare8.52% 520.98% 10.09% SunLink Health Systems -2.30%-16.60%-12.37% SummaryHCA Healthcare beats SunLink Health Systems on 18 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SunLink Health Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SSY 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 SSY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSunLink Health SystemsGeneral medical & surgical hospitals IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.13M$11.64B$5.61B$20.35BDividend YieldN/A0.63%5.36%3.62%P/E Ratio-7.914.6089.6942.15Price / Sales0.190.611,219.4016.67Price / CashN/A6.8844.3420.36Price / Book0.3818.545.135.93Net Income-$1.53M$719.57M$118.85M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.92%2.91%1.87%0.47%1 Month Performance-14.71%5.24%7.96%5.56%1 Year Performance-4.27%9.52%26.70%17.41% SunLink Health Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSYSunLink Health SystemsN/A$0.87+0.3%N/A-5.8%$6.13M$32.44M-7.91N/AAnalyst ForecastHCAHCA Healthcare4.9322 of 5 stars$310.60+0.4%$385.27+24.0%+14.3%$78.68B$64.97B13.95310,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionTHCTenet Healthcare4.8355 of 5 stars$130.86-1.4%$165.00+26.1%+66.8%$12.44B$20.55B4.19106,500Short Interest ↑UHSUniversal Health Services4.9938 of 5 stars$184.86+0.4%$226.14+22.3%+19.3%$12.19B$14.28B12.2996,700News CoverageSGRYSurgery Partners2.6664 of 5 stars$20.19+1.0%$36.56+81.1%-20.2%$2.57B$2.99B-42.0613,500News CoverageARDTArdent Health PartnersN/A$14.10+2.1%$22.00+56.1%N/A$2.01B$5.71B0.0024,200Upcoming EarningsCYHCommunity Health Systems3.6054 of 5 stars$3.05+1.2%$4.52+48.3%-13.2%$423.10M$12.49B-1.0161,000Options VolumeNews CoverageBCABBioAtla2.4478 of 5 stars$0.49+1.5%$6.00+1,117.0%-78.7%$23.84MN/A-0.2960Short Interest ↑NXGLNEXGEL1.5733 of 5 stars$3.50-3.0%N/A+53.2%$23.77M$4.09M-6.0310Short Interest ↓DRIODarioHealth2.0986 of 5 stars$0.69+6.7%$4.00+476.4%-69.5%$23.66M$23.05M-0.74200Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageRVPRetractable TechnologiesN/A$0.79+0.5%N/A-33.7%$23.58M$43.60M-1.46148Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HCA Healthcare Alternatives Tenet Healthcare Alternatives Universal Health Services Alternatives Surgery Partners Alternatives Ardent Health Partners Alternatives Community Health Systems Alternatives BioAtla Alternatives NEXGEL Alternatives DarioHealth Alternatives Retractable Technologies Alternatives 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:SSY) was last updated on 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTexas approves new currencyRural Texas Town Ramps Up Global Currency War A small town has joined a radical $1.9 trillion attack on the...Stansberry Research | SponsoredHas Trump finally met his match?Dylan Jovine predicted the 2008 crash over a year before it happened. 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