Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Competitors

The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ENSG or ACHC?

The Ensign Group has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Ensign Group, 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
The Ensign Group	$4.26B	1.73	$297.97M	$5.29	24.22
Acadia Healthcare	$3.15B	0.67	-$21.67M	$2.77	8.22

Does the media prefer ENSG or ACHC?

In the previous week, The Ensign Group had 13 more articles in the media than Acadia Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for The Ensign Group and 14 mentions for Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat The Ensign Group's score of 1.03 indicating that Acadia Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Ensign Group	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Acadia Healthcare	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ENSG or ACHC?

The Ensign Group currently has a consensus price target of $165.17, indicating a potential upside of 28.93%. Acadia Healthcare has a consensus price target of $50.39, indicating a potential upside of 121.20%. Given Acadia Healthcare's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than The Ensign Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Ensign Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Acadia Healthcare	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk & volatility, ENSG or ACHC?

The Ensign Group has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ENSG or ACHC?

96.1% of The Ensign Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of The Ensign Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Acadia Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ENSG or ACHC?

Acadia Healthcare received 210 more outperform votes than The Ensign Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.18% of users gave The Ensign Group an outperform vote while only 66.05% of users gave Acadia Healthcare an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Ensign Group	Outperform Votes 360 66.18%	Underperform Votes 184 33.82%
Acadia Healthcare	Outperform Votes 570 66.05%	Underperform Votes 293 33.95%

Is ENSG or ACHC more profitable?

Acadia Healthcare has a net margin of 8.99% compared to The Ensign Group's net margin of 6.99%. The Ensign Group's return on equity of 17.07% beat Acadia Healthcare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Ensign Group	6.99%	17.07%	6.47%
Acadia Healthcare	8.99%	11.12%	5.77%

Summary

The Ensign Group beats Acadia Healthcare on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.