AdaptHealth (AHCO) Competitors

AdaptHealth (NASDAQ:AHCO) and Option Care Health (NASDAQ:OPCH) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to AHCO or OPCH?

In the previous week, Option Care Health had 10 more articles in the media than AdaptHealth. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Option Care Health and 7 mentions for AdaptHealth. Option Care Health's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat AdaptHealth's score of 1.11 indicating that Option Care Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AdaptHealth	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Option Care Health	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, AHCO or OPCH?

AdaptHealth has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Option Care Health has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AHCO or OPCH?

Option Care Health has higher revenue and earnings than AdaptHealth. AdaptHealth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Option Care Health, 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
AdaptHealth	$3.24B	0.39	$90.42M	$0.54	17.20
Option Care Health	$5.37B	0.86	$211.82M	$1.25	22.78

Do analysts recommend AHCO or OPCH?

AdaptHealth currently has a consensus price target of $13.40, suggesting a potential upside of 44.24%. Option Care Health has a consensus price target of $35.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.53%. Given AdaptHealth's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AdaptHealth is more favorable than Option Care Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AdaptHealth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Option Care Health	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Is AHCO or OPCH more profitable?

Option Care Health has a net margin of 3.93% compared to AdaptHealth's net margin of 2.49%. Option Care Health's return on equity of 17.53% beat AdaptHealth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AdaptHealth	2.49%	5.01%	1.77%
Option Care Health	3.93%	17.53%	7.17%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AHCO or OPCH?

82.7% of AdaptHealth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Option Care Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of AdaptHealth shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Option Care Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Option Care Health beats AdaptHealth on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.