AdaptHealth (AHCO) Competitors $9.09 -0.35 (-3.71%) Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.30 +0.21 (+2.31%) As of 10/3/2025 07:23 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AHCO vs. SHC, OPCH, WGS, PRVA, SGRY, HTFL, CON, VCYT, ADUS, and CELCShould you be buying AdaptHealth stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AdaptHealth include Sotera Health (SHC), Option Care Health (OPCH), GeneDx (WGS), Privia Health Group (PRVA), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Heartflow (HTFL), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Veracyte (VCYT), Addus HomeCare (ADUS), and Celcuity (CELC). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. AdaptHealth vs. Its Competitors Sotera Health Option Care Health GeneDx Privia Health Group Surgery Partners Heartflow Concentra Group Holdings Parent Veracyte Addus HomeCare Celcuity Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) and AdaptHealth (NASDAQ:AHCO) 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, profitability and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, SHC or AHCO? Sotera Health has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AdaptHealth has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SHC or AHCO more profitable? AdaptHealth has a net margin of 2.49% compared to Sotera Health's net margin of 2.14%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 39.42% beat AdaptHealth's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sotera Health2.14% 39.42% 5.66% AdaptHealth 2.49%5.01%1.77% Which has higher earnings and valuation, SHC or AHCO? AdaptHealth has higher revenue and earnings than Sotera Health. AdaptHealth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sotera Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSotera Health$1.10B4.12$44.34M$0.08199.38AdaptHealth$3.26B0.38$90.42M$0.5416.83 Do institutionals and insiders believe in SHC or AHCO? 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of AdaptHealth shares are held by institutional investors. 47.6% of Sotera Health shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of AdaptHealth shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer SHC or AHCO? In the previous week, AdaptHealth had 1 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AdaptHealth and 2 mentions for Sotera Health. AdaptHealth's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Sotera Health's score of -0.36 indicating that AdaptHealth is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sotera Health 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral AdaptHealth 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer SHC or AHCO? Sotera Health currently has a consensus price target of $17.20, suggesting a potential upside of 7.84%. AdaptHealth has a consensus price target of $13.40, suggesting a potential upside of 47.41%. Given AdaptHealth's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AdaptHealth is more favorable than Sotera Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sotera Health 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50AdaptHealth 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 SummarySotera Health and AdaptHealth tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AdaptHealth News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AHCO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 AHCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAdaptHealthMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.23B$10.99B$6.13B$10.58BDividend YieldN/A1.87%5.65%4.69%P/E Ratio16.8322.1186.9626.71Price / Sales0.3827.54605.32131.81Price / Cash2.4025.0337.9061.31Price / Book0.783.4912.556.55Net Income$90.42M$212.45M$3.31B$277.50M7 Day Performance2.25%5.11%4.28%2.42%1 Month Performance-4.42%1.56%6.90%8.63%1 Year Performance-12.93%-7.70%70.54%31.60% AdaptHealth Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AHCOAdaptHealth3.923 of 5 stars$9.09-3.7%$13.40+47.4%-12.9%$1.23B$3.26B16.8310,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSHCSotera Health2.5329 of 5 stars$15.75-0.4%$16.00+1.6%+0.9%$4.49B$1.10B196.903,000Analyst ForecastOPCHOption Care Health4.8819 of 5 stars$27.54+0.9%$35.75+29.8%-5.7%$4.43B$5.00B22.038,088Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWGSGeneDx2.4546 of 5 stars$113.93-2.8%$104.13-8.6%+137.4%$3.37B$362.32M2,278.601,200Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradePRVAPrivia Health Group3.449 of 5 stars$24.42+1.9%$28.58+17.0%+37.0%$2.94B$1.74B222.021,140SGRYSurgery Partners3.1533 of 5 stars$21.91+0.3%$32.88+50.0%-32.1%$2.80B$3.11B-15.3215,000Positive NewsHTFLHeartflowN/A$34.50+4.4%$36.60+6.1%N/A$2.76B$148.54M0.00699CONConcentra Group Holdings Parent2.8901 of 5 stars$20.79-0.2%$27.75+33.5%-0.8%$2.67B$1.90B17.4711,250VCYTVeracyte3.3488 of 5 stars$33.61+0.5%$40.90+21.7%+9.6%$2.63B$445.76M101.85790Positive NewsADUSAddus HomeCare4.9607 of 5 stars$117.79+0.4%$138.89+17.9%-9.1%$2.16B$1.15B26.0049,703News CoverageCELCCelcuity2.1282 of 5 stars$52.07+2.9%$56.50+8.5%+235.8%$2.15BN/A-15.0940Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SHC Competitors OPCH Competitors WGS Competitors PRVA Competitors SGRY Competitors HTFL Competitors CON Competitors VCYT Competitors ADUS Competitors CELC 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 (NASDAQ:AHCO) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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