Tenet Healthcare (THC) Competitors $177.10 +5.77 (+3.37%) As of 03:51 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock THC vs. ALC, EHC, UHS, ENSG, ACHC, BKD, SEM, USPH, WOOF, and CYHShould you be buying Tenet Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tenet Healthcare include Alcon (ALC), Encompass Health (EHC), Universal Health Services (UHS), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), and Community Health Systems (CYH). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Tenet Healthcare vs. Its Competitors Alcon Encompass Health Universal Health Services The Ensign Group Acadia Healthcare Brookdale Senior Living Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Community Health Systems Alcon (NYSE:ALC) and Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend ALC or THC? Alcon currently has a consensus target price of $104.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.66%. Tenet Healthcare has a consensus target price of $191.88, indicating a potential upside of 8.34%. Given Alcon's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Alcon is more favorable than Tenet Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Tenet Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84 Which has better valuation & earnings, ALC or THC? Tenet Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Alcon. 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$9.91B4.49$1.02B$2.2540.06Tenet Healthcare$20.67B0.76$3.20B$15.6211.34 Does the media refer more to ALC or THC? In the previous week, Tenet Healthcare had 5 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Tenet Healthcare and 13 mentions for Alcon. Tenet Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Alcon's score of 0.27 indicating that Tenet Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alcon 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Tenet Healthcare 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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. 0.8% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, ALC or THC? Alcon has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ALC or THC more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 11.28% compared to Tenet Healthcare's net margin of 7.17%. Tenet Healthcare's return on equity of 24.69% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alcon11.28% 6.95% 4.92% Tenet Healthcare 7.17%24.69%4.80% SummaryTenet Healthcare beats Alcon on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Tenet Healthcare News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for THC 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 THC 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 THC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTenet HealthcareMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$15.65B$21.22B$5.76B$20.88BDividend YieldN/A0.46%3.91%3.59%P/E Ratio11.3425.8230.7828.34Price / Sales0.761.31456.6454.34Price / Cash8.159.3625.2217.82Price / Book2.8938.699.374.54Net Income$3.20B$1.65B$3.26B$992.74M7 Day Performance3.91%4.91%1.88%0.30%1 Month Performance1.22%-1.77%3.73%1.14%1 Year Performance13.39%-24.79%28.93%11.01% Tenet Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)THCTenet Healthcare4.7679 of 5 stars$177.10+3.4%$191.88+8.3%+9.4%$15.65B$20.67B11.3498,000ALCAlcon2.8346 of 5 stars$84.69-1.2%$104.63+23.5%-6.7%$41.77B$9.93B37.6425,599News CoverageEHCEncompass Health4.8765 of 5 stars$117.45-0.1%$133.17+13.4%+35.7%$11.83B$5.37B22.9840,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionUHSUniversal Health Services4.983 of 5 stars$171.77-0.3%$216.54+26.1%-21.6%$11.16B$15.83B9.0599,000Analyst ForecastENSGThe Ensign Group4.5536 of 5 stars$161.70+0.7%$167.67+3.7%+16.1%$9.33B$4.61B29.3539,300Positive NewsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.712 of 5 stars$19.07-0.9%$44.75+134.7%-71.6%$1.76B$3.15B12.6325,500BKDBrookdale Senior Living3.0666 of 5 stars$7.24+0.4%$7.80+7.8%+5.8%$1.70B$3.19B-6.8936,000SEMSelect Medical4.995 of 5 stars$12.06-0.1%$24.60+104.0%-60.9%$1.50B$5.28B11.3844,100News CoverageAnalyst RevisionUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.4239 of 5 stars$86.85-0.9%$110.25+26.9%+0.4%$1.32B$671.34M37.937,028Short Interest ↑WOOFPetco Health and Wellness2.2309 of 5 stars$3.20+0.9%$3.75+17.1%+28.0%$1.01B$6.08B-13.3329,000Trending NewsCYHCommunity Health Systems4.3374 of 5 stars$2.46-1.4%$3.74+52.4%-46.9%$344.00M$12.63B-1.6560,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALC Competitors EHC Competitors UHS Competitors ENSG Competitors ACHC Competitors BKD Competitors SEM Competitors USPH Competitors WOOF Competitors CYH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:THC) was last updated on 8/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThis is my Christian duty“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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