Tenet Healthcare (THC) Competitors $131.36 -1.19 (-0.90%) (As of 11:33 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends THC vs. ALC, UHS, EHC, ENSG, ACHC, SEM, USPH, WOOF, BKD, and CYHShould you be buying Tenet Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tenet Healthcare include Alcon (ALC), Universal Health Services (UHS), Encompass Health (EHC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), and Community Health Systems (CYH). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Tenet Healthcare vs. Alcon Universal Health Services Encompass Health The Ensign Group Acadia Healthcare Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Brookdale Senior Living Community Health Systems Alcon (NYSE:ALC) and Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ALC or THC? Alcon has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tenet Healthcare. Tenet Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alcon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlcon$9.76B4.33$974M$2.3436.62Tenet Healthcare$20.55B0.61$611M$31.214.22 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALC or THC? Tenet Healthcare received 493 more outperform votes than Alcon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.87% of users gave Alcon an outperform vote while only 60.92% of users gave Tenet Healthcare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlconOutperform Votes19362.87% Underperform Votes11437.13% Tenet HealthcareOutperform Votes68660.92% Underperform Votes44039.08% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ALC or THC? 53.9% of Alcon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Alcon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held 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. Which has more risk and volatility, ALC or THC? Alcon has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ALC or THC more profitable? Tenet Healthcare has a net margin of 14.91% compared to Alcon's net margin of 11.89%. Tenet Healthcare's return on equity of 24.05% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alcon11.89% 7.17% 5.03% Tenet Healthcare 14.91%24.05%3.85% Do analysts prefer ALC or THC? Alcon currently has a consensus target price of $102.72, suggesting a potential upside of 19.88%. Tenet Healthcare has a consensus target price of $166.88, suggesting a potential upside of 26.71%. Given Tenet Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tenet Healthcare is more favorable than Alcon.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79Tenet Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94 Does the media favor ALC or THC? In the previous week, Tenet Healthcare had 19 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Tenet Healthcare and 3 mentions for Alcon. Alcon's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Tenet Healthcare's score of 0.71 indicating that Alcon is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alcon 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tenet Healthcare 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryTenet Healthcare beats Alcon on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIWill the Nasdaq 100 crash?In a world where some top money managers say you should “diversify” with a basket of stocks to help lower risk in your portfolio… And others say you should focus on only one ticker at a time because you can’t really keep detailed tabs on 10, 20 or more stocks at once… My #1 strategy to play the Nasdaq bull run has shown the power to provide the best of BOTH worlds at the same time. 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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 THC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTenet HealthcareGeneral medical & surgical hospitals IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.52B$12.03B$5.15B$19.68BDividend YieldN/A0.64%4.81%3.51%P/E Ratio4.225.03135.4243.79Price / Sales0.610.591,184.6217.84Price / Cash8.436.9140.4221.73Price / Book4.2917.054.895.48Net Income$611M$809.93M$118.71M$987.88M7 Day Performance-5.98%-2.63%15.74%-2.00%1 Month Performance-14.17%-6.39%15.70%1.00%1 Year Performance75.76%9.76%34.85%16.82% Tenet Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)THCTenet Healthcare4.9438 of 5 stars$131.36-0.9%$166.88+27.0%+75.9%$12.49B$20.55B4.21106,500Analyst DowngradeALCAlcon3.6076 of 5 stars$84.74+0.7%$102.63+21.1%+13.0%$41.80B$9.76B35.9725,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageUHSUniversal Health Services4.9729 of 5 stars$186.98-0.2%$223.29+19.4%+22.7%$12.34B$14.28B12.4296,700Analyst DowngradeEHCEncompass Health4.9313 of 5 stars$98.72+0.5%$107.11+8.5%+48.0%$9.95B$5.22B23.7238,000Positive NewsENSGThe Ensign Group4.984 of 5 stars$142.63+0.1%$164.33+15.2%+25.6%$8.17B$4.11B34.4835,300Dividend IncreasePositive NewsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.5903 of 5 stars$40.78+0.3%$75.44+85.0%-47.4%$3.79B$3.12B13.3723,500Positive NewsSEMSelect Medical4.932 of 5 stars$19.78+1.5%$45.67+130.9%-19.3%$2.56B$6.66B9.1054,600USPHU.S. Physical Therapy4.213 of 5 stars$97.13+3.9%$114.00+17.4%+6.7%$1.47B$604.80M99.436,720Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsWOOFPetco Health and Wellness1.1943 of 5 stars$4.37-1.8%$4.16-4.9%+44.6%$1.37B$6.24B-11.1329,000Positive NewsBKDBrookdale Senior Living4.3789 of 5 stars$5.27flat$7.75+47.1%-9.0%$1.05B$3.10B-5.7325,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCYHCommunity Health Systems3.6062 of 5 stars$3.45-0.6%$4.77+38.2%+9.9%$479.37M$12.55B-1.1561,000Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALC Competitors UHS Competitors EHC Competitors ENSG Competitors ACHC Competitors SEM Competitors USPH Competitors WOOF Competitors BKD Competitors CYH Competitors 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:THC) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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