SunLink Health Systems (SSY) Competitors $0.83 +0.04 (+4.53%) (As of 12:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends SSY vs. HCA, THC, UHS, SGRY, ARDT, CYH, MIRA, NRXS, CCM, and BNGOShould 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), MIRA Pharmaceuticals (MIRA), NeurAxis (NRXS), Concord Medical Services (CCM), and Bionano Genomics (BNGO). 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 MIRA Pharmaceuticals NeurAxis Concord Medical Services Bionano Genomics SunLink Health Systems (NYSE:SSY) and HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has higher earnings and valuation, SSY or HCA? 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 RatioSunLink Health Systems$32.44M0.18-$1.53M-$0.11-7.58HCA Healthcare$64.97B1.30$5.24B$22.2714.94 Do institutionals and insiders believe in SSY or HCA? 23.7% of SunLink Health Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of HCA Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 27.9% of SunLink Health Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of HCA Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate SSY or HCA? HCA Healthcare has a consensus target price of $385.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.75%. Given HCA Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HCA Healthcare is more favorable than SunLink Health Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SunLink Health Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00HCA Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84 Which has more volatility and risk, SSY or HCA? SunLink Health Systems has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HCA Healthcare has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SSY or HCA? In the previous week, HCA Healthcare had 28 more articles in the media than SunLink Health Systems. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for HCA Healthcare and 2 mentions for SunLink Health Systems. HCA Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat SunLink Health Systems' score of -0.24 indicating that HCA Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SunLink Health Systems 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral HCA Healthcare 18 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SSY or HCA? HCA Healthcare received 1226 more outperform votes than SunLink Health Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.50% of users gave HCA Healthcare an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave SunLink Health Systems an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSunLink Health SystemsOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes73100.00% HCA HealthcareOutperform Votes122677.50% Underperform Votes35622.50% Is SSY or HCA 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 SunLink Health Systems-2.30% -16.60% -12.37% HCA Healthcare 8.52%520.98%10.09% SummaryHCA Healthcare beats SunLink Health Systems on 18 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$5.87M$13.04B$4.95B$19.77BDividend YieldN/A0.59%7.63%3.54%P/E Ratio-7.584.1575.1235.89Price / Sales0.180.691,406.7918.42Price / CashN/A9.0633.0017.94Price / Book0.3718.484.605.61Net Income-$1.53M$809.93M$117.23M$983.53M7 Day Performance2.99%-7.09%-3.37%-1.27%1 Month Performance5.46%-15.80%-4.50%-0.16%1 Year Performance11.20%32.69%29.38%23.60% SunLink Health Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSYSunLink Health SystemsN/A$0.83+4.5%N/A+7.1%$5.84M$32.44M-7.55N/AAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpHCAHCA Healthcare4.9753 of 5 stars$345.36-1.1%N/A+36.3%$87.48B$64.97B15.51310,000Short Interest ↓THCTenet Healthcare4.9349 of 5 stars$162.64-0.2%N/A+140.7%$15.47B$20.55B5.21106,500Positive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9938 of 5 stars$200.99-0.9%N/A+45.6%$13.41B$14.28B13.3696,700Positive NewsSGRYSurgery Partners3.1193 of 5 stars$24.77-2.9%N/A-32.3%$3.15B$2.89B-51.6013,500Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeARDTArdent Health PartnersN/A$17.81+4.8%N/AN/A$2.54B$5.41B0.0024,200Gap UpCYHCommunity Health Systems3.6188 of 5 stars$4.00-1.0%N/A+32.1%$555.10M$12.55B-1.3261,000Gap UpMIRAMIRA Pharmaceuticals2.527 of 5 stars$1.50-3.8%N/A-57.5%$22.17MN/A-2.682Earnings ReportPositive NewsGap UpNRXSNeurAxisN/A$3.23+2.2%N/A+30.8%$22.09M$2.46M-1.7619High Trading VolumeCCMConcord Medical Services0.376 of 5 stars$5.08-6.8%N/A-56.6%$22.04M$75.69M0.00970Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpBNGOBionano Genomics1.7124 of 5 stars$0.26-7.2%N/A-83.1%$22.01M$36.58M-0.05300Gap DownHigh Trading Volume 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 MIRA Pharmaceuticals Alternatives NeurAxis Alternatives Concord Medical Services Alternatives Bionano Genomics 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 11/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTop "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market NowTop "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market Now We're looking at potential returns that could rewrite your fi...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMissed Nvidia? 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