Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Competitors

Integer (NYSE:ITGR) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, ITGR or ACHC?

Integer has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ITGR or ACHC more profitable?

Acadia Healthcare has a net margin of 5.94% compared to Integer's net margin of 4.38%. Integer's return on equity of 11.95% beat Acadia Healthcare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Integer	4.38%	11.95%	6.04%
Acadia Healthcare	5.94%	8.72%	4.46%

Does the media favor ITGR or ACHC?

In the previous week, Integer had 5 more articles in the media than Acadia Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Integer and 5 mentions for Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Integer's score of 0.97 indicating that Acadia Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Integer	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Acadia Healthcare	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate ITGR or ACHC?

Integer presently has a consensus target price of $145.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.46%. Acadia Healthcare has a consensus target price of $47.94, indicating a potential upside of 106.04%. Given Acadia Healthcare's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Integer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Acadia Healthcare	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ITGR or ACHC?

Acadia Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Integer. Acadia Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Integer, 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
Integer	$1.72B	2.39	$119.90M	$2.11	55.66
Acadia Healthcare	$3.15B	0.68	$255.61M	$2.03	11.46

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ITGR or ACHC?

99.3% of Integer shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Integer shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Acadia Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Integer beats Acadia Healthcare on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.