Premier (PINC) Competitors $21.73 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 07/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.56 -0.17 (-0.80%) As of 05:00 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PINC vs. LYFT, AMTM, SEZL, MARA, ETSY, WSC, LIF, STNE, FTDR, and QBTSShould you be buying Premier stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Premier include Lyft (LYFT), Amentum (AMTM), Sezzle (SEZL), Marathon Digital (MARA), Etsy (ETSY), WillScot (WSC), Life360 (LIF), StoneCo (STNE), Frontdoor (FTDR), and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Premier vs. Its Competitors Lyft Amentum Sezzle Marathon Digital Etsy WillScot Life360 StoneCo Frontdoor D-Wave Quantum Premier (NASDAQ:PINC) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, PINC or LYFT? Premier has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PINC or LYFT? 74.4% of Premier shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Premier shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PINC or LYFT more profitable? Premier has a net margin of 5.68% compared to Lyft's net margin of 0.95%. Lyft's return on equity of 11.28% beat Premier's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Premier5.68% 8.79% 4.86% Lyft 0.95%11.28%1.50% Which has higher valuation & earnings, PINC or LYFT? Premier has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lyft. Premier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lyft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPremier$1.35B1.33$119.54M$0.5738.12Lyft$5.79B1.13$22.78M$0.15104.73 Do analysts rate PINC or LYFT? Premier presently has a consensus target price of $22.20, suggesting a potential upside of 2.16%. Lyft has a consensus target price of $16.64, suggesting a potential upside of 5.91%. Given Lyft's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lyft is more favorable than Premier.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Premier 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Lyft 1 Sell rating(s) 25 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23 Does the media prefer PINC or LYFT? In the previous week, Lyft had 24 more articles in the media than Premier. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Lyft and 7 mentions for Premier. Premier's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Lyft's score of 0.31 indicating that Premier is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Premier 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lyft 6 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryLyft beats Premier on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Premier News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PINC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PINC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 PINC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPremierMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.79B$7.46B$5.54B$8.87BDividend Yield3.87%2.77%5.39%4.10%P/E Ratio38.1228.1026.1719.90Price / Sales1.3332.01413.55113.66Price / Cash5.9721.4136.1356.90Price / Book1.166.628.025.38Net Income$119.54M$230.16M$3.15B$248.50M7 Day Performance-0.37%2.17%1.48%2.06%1 Month Performance-5.77%4.60%3.66%4.86%1 Year Performance18.29%36.07%34.68%20.24% Premier Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PINCPremier2.4051 of 5 stars$21.73flat$22.20+2.2%+17.5%$1.79B$1.35B38.122,900Positive NewsLYFTLyft3.8798 of 5 stars$15.76+0.3%$16.64+5.6%+17.2%$6.57B$5.79B105.072,934Trending NewsAMTMAmentum2.3009 of 5 stars$23.61+0.7%$25.22+6.8%N/A$5.71B$8.39B0.0053,000Positive NewsSEZLSezzle2.2595 of 5 stars$179.25+8.4%$96.94-45.9%+1,063.0%$5.51B$271.13M64.11540Analyst ForecastInsider TradeMARAMarathon Digital1.871 of 5 stars$15.68+4.3%$20.94+33.6%-19.5%$5.29B$656.38M-10.819Options VolumeETSYEtsy3.6565 of 5 stars$50.16-0.9%$49.91-0.5%-9.1%$5.28B$2.81B35.832,400Analyst ForecastWSCWillScot4.3512 of 5 stars$27.40-3.5%$40.63+48.3%-21.9%$5.18B$2.40B304.484,500LIFLife3601.6409 of 5 stars$65.25+5.0%$58.67-10.1%+104.4%$4.75B$371.48M414.10600Analyst ForecastInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeSTNEStoneCo2.8399 of 5 stars$16.04+4.4%$14.57-9.2%+35.7%$4.39B$2.46B-20.5616,793FTDRFrontdoor3.2128 of 5 stars$58.94+0.6%$54.00-8.4%+71.2%$4.31B$1.84B19.072,120Positive NewsQBTSD-Wave Quantum1.5157 of 5 stars$14.73+5.1%$13.57-7.9%+1,335.0%$4.10B$8.83M0.003Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lyft Alternatives Amentum Alternatives Sezzle Alternatives Marathon Digital Alternatives Etsy Alternatives WillScot Alternatives Life360 Alternatives StoneCo Alternatives Frontdoor Alternatives D-Wave Quantum Alternatives 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:PINC) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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