SunLink Health Systems (SSY) Competitors $0.77 +0.02 (+2.93%) (As of 12/20/2024 04:33 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends SSY vs. HCA, THC, UHS, SGRY, ARDT, CYH, NNVC, ALUR, INAB, and COCPShould 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), NanoViricides (NNVC), Allurion Technologies (ALUR), IN8bio (INAB), and Cocrystal Pharma (COCP). 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 NanoViricides Allurion Technologies IN8bio Cocrystal Pharma SunLink Health Systems (NYSE:SSY) and HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and community ranking. Which has higher earnings & 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$31.81M0.17-$1.53M-$0.11-7.02HCA Healthcare$69.62B1.10$5.24B$22.2713.63 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% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SSY or HCA? 23.7% of SunLink Health Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of HCA Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.9% of SunLink Health Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of HCA Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SSY or HCA? HCA Healthcare received 1226 more outperform votes than SunLink Health Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.30% 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 Votes77100.00% HCA HealthcareOutperform Votes122677.30% Underperform Votes36022.70% Which has more volatility & risk, SSY or HCA? SunLink Health Systems has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HCA Healthcare has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SSY or HCA? In the previous week, HCA Healthcare had 19 more articles in the media than SunLink Health Systems. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for HCA Healthcare and 1 mentions for SunLink Health Systems. HCA Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat SunLink Health Systems' score of 0.00 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate SSY or HCA? HCA Healthcare has a consensus price target of $385.63, suggesting a potential upside of 27.01%. Given HCA Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 SummaryHCA Healthcare beats SunLink Health Systems on 18 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Stansberry Research2025 could be “worse than the dot-com bust”, says man who predicted 2008 banking crisisDan is sharing his latest work with the public. Because what he's tracking right now, he says, is too serious to keep private.Click here to see Dan's full warning to the public. 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$5.28M$11.84B$5.14B$19.19BDividend YieldN/A0.66%5.09%3.62%P/E Ratio-7.024.9690.1341.26Price / Sales0.170.591,116.2517.51Price / CashN/A6.9143.1021.28Price / Book0.3416.814.785.32Net Income-$1.53M$809.93M$120.31M$989.88M7 Day Performance0.39%-2.61%-1.92%-3.54%1 Month Performance0.80%-5.63%13.65%-4.73%1 Year Performance-16.09%6.73%28.34%11.57% SunLink Health Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSYSunLink Health SystemsN/A$0.77+2.9%N/A-14.2%$5.28M$31.81M-7.02N/AAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHCAHCA Healthcare4.9451 of 5 stars$313.42-0.2%$387.13+23.5%+13.0%$79.39B$69.62B14.10310,000Analyst ForecastTHCTenet Healthcare4.9401 of 5 stars$136.25-0.3%$164.69+20.9%+70.6%$12.96B$20.97B4.38106,500Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionUHSUniversal Health Services4.997 of 5 stars$186.77-0.3%$223.29+19.6%+19.3%$12.32B$14.28B12.4296,700Analyst ForecastSGRYSurgery Partners3.2422 of 5 stars$22.08+8.4%$36.56+65.6%-35.9%$2.81B$2.74B-42.4213,500ARDTArdent Health PartnersN/A$16.90+1.3%$21.82+29.1%N/A$2.41B$5.41B0.0024,200Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCYHCommunity Health Systems3.6041 of 5 stars$3.44-0.9%$4.77+38.6%-1.7%$477.98M$12.55B-1.1561,000Positive NewsNNVCNanoViricidesN/A$1.49+0.7%N/A+40.6%$20.78MN/A-1.9520ALURAllurion Technologies2.0375 of 5 stars$0.32-7.2%$2.88+796.2%-90.2%$20.65M$34.75M-0.67501Gap UpINABIN8bio3.644 of 5 stars$0.28-0.3%$7.75+2,628.9%-80.7%$20.59MN/A-0.3820Gap DownCOCPCocrystal Pharma2.6583 of 5 stars$2.00+4.8%$7.00+250.0%+19.0%$20.35MN/A-1.0310Positive News 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 NanoViricides Alternatives Allurion Technologies Alternatives IN8bio Alternatives Cocrystal Pharma 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 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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