AdaptHealth (AHCO) Competitors

RadNet (NASDAQ:RDNT) and AdaptHealth (NASDAQ:AHCO) are both 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.

Is RDNT or AHCO more profitable?

RadNet has a net margin of -0.25% compared to AdaptHealth's net margin of -6.57%. AdaptHealth's return on equity of 9.62% beat RadNet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RadNet	-0.25%	4.29%	1.45%
AdaptHealth	-6.57%	9.62%	3.18%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RDNT or AHCO?

RadNet received 268 more outperform votes than AdaptHealth when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.29% of users gave RadNet an outperform vote while only 62.41% of users gave AdaptHealth an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RadNet	Outperform Votes 356 66.29%	Underperform Votes 181 33.71%
AdaptHealth	Outperform Votes 88 62.41%	Underperform Votes 53 37.59%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RDNT or AHCO?

77.9% of RadNet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of AdaptHealth shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of RadNet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of AdaptHealth 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, RDNT or AHCO?

RadNet has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AdaptHealth has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer RDNT or AHCO?

In the previous week, RadNet had 6 more articles in the media than AdaptHealth. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for RadNet and 7 mentions for AdaptHealth. RadNet's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat AdaptHealth's score of 0.60 indicating that RadNet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RadNet	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
AdaptHealth	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer RDNT or AHCO?

RadNet currently has a consensus price target of $69.75, indicating a potential upside of 31.05%. AdaptHealth has a consensus price target of $13.80, indicating a potential upside of 58.99%. Given AdaptHealth's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AdaptHealth is more favorable than RadNet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RadNet	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40
AdaptHealth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, RDNT or AHCO?

RadNet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AdaptHealth. AdaptHealth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RadNet, 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
RadNet	$1.83B	2.18	$3.04M	$0.03	1,774.17
AdaptHealth	$3.26B	0.36	-$678.90M	$0.60	14.47

Summary

RadNet beats AdaptHealth on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.