Premier (PINC) Competitors $27.96 +0.18 (+0.65%) Closing price 10/13/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.96 +0.00 (+0.02%) As of 10/13/2025 04:10 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PINC vs. LYFT, FIGR, LIF, HQY, APLD, ETSY, MARA, QMMM, FOUR, and AMTMShould you be buying Premier stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Premier include Lyft (LYFT), Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR), Life360 (LIF), HealthEquity (HQY), Applied Digital (APLD), Etsy (ETSY), Marathon Digital (MARA), QMMM (QMMM), Shift4 Payments (FOUR), and Amentum (AMTM). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Premier vs. Its Competitors Lyft Figure Technology Solutions Life360 HealthEquity Applied Digital Etsy Marathon Digital QMMM Shift4 Payments Amentum Premier (NASDAQ:PINC) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk. Do analysts recommend PINC or LYFT? Premier presently has a consensus price target of $26.07, suggesting a potential downside of 6.75%. Lyft has a consensus price target of $19.02, suggesting a potential downside of 4.87%. Given Lyft's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lyft is more favorable than Premier.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Premier 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88Lyft 1 Sell rating(s) 22 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PINC or LYFT? 74.4% of Premier shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Premier shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor PINC or LYFT? In the previous week, Lyft had 25 more articles in the media than Premier. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Lyft and 7 mentions for Premier. Premier's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Lyft's score of 0.23 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) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lyft 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, PINC or LYFT? Premier has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PINC or LYFT? Lyft has higher revenue and earnings than Premier. Lyft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPremier$1.01B2.28$20.27M$0.22127.09Lyft$5.79B1.40$22.78M$0.2483.29 Is PINC or LYFT more profitable? Premier has a net margin of 2.00% compared to Lyft's net margin of 1.51%. Lyft's return on equity of 14.32% beat Premier's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Premier2.00% 7.04% 3.75% Lyft 1.51%14.32%1.97% SummaryLyft beats Premier on 11 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. 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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$2.29B$8.09B$6.05B$10.30BDividend Yield3.02%2.16%5.73%4.82%P/E Ratio127.1074.6385.1427.10Price / Sales2.2839.45607.17133.24Price / Cash9.5721.7025.7730.18Price / Book1.516.8412.646.69Net Income$20.27M$247.60M$3.32B$276.55M7 Day Performance0.18%-1.53%-0.07%-0.40%1 Month Performance5.11%23.23%8.70%6.53%1 Year Performance44.35%9.59%78.24%41.04% Premier Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PINCPremier2.8412 of 5 stars$27.96+0.6%$26.07-6.8%+44.5%$2.29B$1.01B127.102,700Positive NewsLYFTLyft4.1154 of 5 stars$21.74-1.1%$19.02-12.5%+47.0%$8.94B$5.79B90.592,934FIGRFigure Technology SolutionsN/A$43.59+8.2%$46.69+7.1%N/A$8.40BN/A0.00530LIFLife3601.1822 of 5 stars$110.89+2.8%$91.43-17.6%+141.5%$8.36B$371.48M346.54600HQYHealthEquity4.2192 of 5 stars$87.78-0.9%$119.77+36.4%+9.1%$7.63B$1.20B53.203,120APLDApplied Digital1.7436 of 5 stars$27.71+4.4%$15.64-43.6%+370.3%$7.27B$144.19M-25.42121Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap UpETSYEtsy3.6696 of 5 stars$70.00-3.3%$58.69-16.2%+41.7%$7.17B$2.84B56.452,400Analyst ForecastGap UpMARAMarathon Digital3.0845 of 5 stars$20.57+9.3%$23.40+13.8%+25.9%$6.97B$798.41M18.539Gap UpQMMMQMMMN/A$119.40+19.4%N/A+1,450.6%$6.83B$2.70M0.00N/AFOURShift4 Payments4.709 of 5 stars$78.68+2.4%$114.37+45.4%-20.5%$6.80B$3.33B29.144,000AMTMAmentum3.9654 of 5 stars$26.28+1.3%$28.40+8.1%N/A$6.31B$8.39B67.3953,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lyft Alternatives Figure Technology Solutions Alternatives Life360 Alternatives HealthEquity Alternatives Applied Digital Alternatives Etsy Alternatives Marathon Digital Alternatives QMMM Alternatives Shift4 Payments Alternatives Amentum 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 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House DoorsWhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredGold to $27,533?This week, U.S. gold reserves hit an unprecedented $1 TRILLION in value... 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