U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH) Competitors

Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) and U.S. Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media favor ACHC or USPH?

In the previous week, Acadia Healthcare had 2 more articles in the media than U.S. Physical Therapy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Acadia Healthcare and 6 mentions for U.S. Physical Therapy. U.S. Physical Therapy's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Acadia Healthcare's score of 0.84 indicating that U.S. Physical Therapy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acadia Healthcare	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
U.S. Physical Therapy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ACHC or USPH?

Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Physical Therapy has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ACHC or USPH more profitable?

Acadia Healthcare has a net margin of 8.99% compared to U.S. Physical Therapy's net margin of 3.54%. Acadia Healthcare's return on equity of 11.12% beat U.S. Physical Therapy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadia Healthcare	8.99%	11.12%	5.77%
U.S. Physical Therapy	3.54%	8.11%	3.85%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACHC or USPH?

Acadia Healthcare received 311 more outperform votes than U.S. Physical Therapy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.05% of users gave Acadia Healthcare an outperform vote while only 56.55% of users gave U.S. Physical Therapy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acadia Healthcare	Outperform Votes 570 66.05%	Underperform Votes 293 33.95%
U.S. Physical Therapy	Outperform Votes 259 56.55%	Underperform Votes 199 43.45%

Do analysts prefer ACHC or USPH?

Acadia Healthcare currently has a consensus target price of $50.39, indicating a potential upside of 111.36%. U.S. Physical Therapy has a consensus target price of $109.00, indicating a potential upside of 58.96%. Given Acadia Healthcare's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than U.S. Physical Therapy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Healthcare	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
U.S. Physical Therapy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ACHC or USPH?

U.S. Physical Therapy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Physical Therapy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadia Healthcare	$3.15B	0.70	-$21.67M	$2.77	8.61
U.S. Physical Therapy	$671.35M	1.55	$28.24M	$1.84	37.27

Summary

Acadia Healthcare beats U.S. Physical Therapy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.