Tenet Healthcare (THC) Competitors $172.82 -4.92 (-2.77%) As of 07/15/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock THC vs. ALC, EHC, UHS, ENSG, ACHC, SEM, BKD, 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), Select Medical (SEM), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), 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 Select Medical Brookdale Senior Living U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Community Health Systems Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) and Alcon (NYSE:ALC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer THC or ALC? Tenet Healthcare currently has a consensus price target of $184.53, suggesting a potential upside of 6.78%. Alcon has a consensus price target of $106.13, suggesting a potential upside of 23.35%. Given Alcon's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alcon is more favorable than Tenet Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tenet Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of THC or ALC? 95.4% of Tenet Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Alcon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Tenet Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer THC or ALC? In the previous week, Tenet Healthcare had 19 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Tenet Healthcare and 0 mentions for Alcon. Tenet Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Alcon's score of 0.35 indicating that Tenet Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Tenet Healthcare Positive Alcon Neutral Is THC or ALC more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 11.28% compared to Tenet Healthcare's net margin of 7.09%. Tenet Healthcare's return on equity of 22.58% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tenet Healthcare7.09% 22.58% 4.29% Alcon 11.28%6.95%4.92% Which has better valuation & earnings, THC or ALC? 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 RatioTenet Healthcare$20.67B0.78$3.20B$15.1211.43Alcon$9.91B4.28$1.02B$2.2538.24 Which has more risk & volatility, THC or ALC? Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alcon has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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$16.51B$21.05B$5.61B$20.82BDividend YieldN/A0.46%4.23%3.65%P/E Ratio11.4325.9228.5427.17Price / Sales0.781.34430.1147.97Price / Cash8.439.7936.0222.28Price / Book2.8235.878.144.56Net Income$3.20B$1.65B$3.24B$995.22M7 Day Performance0.97%-0.87%0.17%-1.16%1 Month Performance5.30%6.51%5.95%3.18%1 Year Performance29.56%-8.87%26.22%6.83% Tenet Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)THCTenet Healthcare4.7073 of 5 stars$172.82-2.8%$184.53+6.8%+31.5%$16.51B$20.67B11.4398,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsALCAlcon2.8875 of 5 stars$87.36-0.1%$106.25+21.6%-4.4%$43.09B$9.93B38.8225,599Analyst ForecastEHCEncompass Health4.906 of 5 stars$119.64+1.0%$131.50+9.9%+25.2%$12.06B$5.37B24.7240,000UHSUniversal Health Services4.9887 of 5 stars$183.49+0.5%$224.77+22.5%-1.0%$11.93B$15.83B10.3099,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsENSGThe Ensign Group4.8955 of 5 stars$145.75+1.2%$163.50+12.2%+4.4%$8.38B$4.42B27.5539,300Positive NewsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.4001 of 5 stars$24.08-1.1%$47.94+99.1%-64.3%$2.22B$3.15B11.8625,500SEMSelect Medical5 of 5 stars$14.91+1.2%$26.00+74.3%-61.1%$1.92B$5.22B11.1344,100BKDBrookdale Senior Living2.3549 of 5 stars$7.94+0.1%$7.70-3.0%+3.1%$1.86B$3.16B-7.6336,000USPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.8559 of 5 stars$73.71-1.1%$109.00+47.9%-22.6%$1.12B$671.34M33.817,028Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.7947 of 5 stars$2.98+0.3%$3.75+25.8%-11.6%$939.08M$6.08B-12.4229,000CYHCommunity Health Systems2.919 of 5 stars$3.72+3.2%$4.17+12.2%-6.2%$521.25M$12.63B-1.0160,000Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALC Competitors EHC Competitors UHS Competitors ENSG Competitors ACHC Competitors SEM Competitors BKD 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredCentral Banks Are Hoarding Gold – Should You?The AI boom isn’t just transforming technology—it’s redefining global power, increasing government debt, and u...Lear Capital | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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