Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PINC or APLD?

Premier has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Premier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Digital, 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 Premier $1.00B 4.11 $20.27M -$0.27 N/A Applied Digital $144.19M 53.89 -$231.07M -$0.74 N/A

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HQY or PINC?

HealthEquity has higher revenue and earnings than Premier. Premier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HealthEquity, 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 HealthEquity $1.31B 6.02 $215.20M $2.67 35.45 Premier $1.00B 4.11 $20.27M -$0.27 N/A

Is HQY or PINC more profitable?

HealthEquity has a net margin of 17.25% compared to Premier's net margin of -3.28%. HealthEquity's return on equity of 14.75% beat Premier's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HealthEquity 17.25% 14.75% 9.22% Premier -3.28% 6.84% 3.48%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PINC or STN?

Stantec has higher revenue and earnings than Premier. Premier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stantec, 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 Premier $1.00B 4.11 $20.27M -$0.27 N/A Stantec $5.83B 1.30 $343.11M $3.12 21.63

Is PINC or STN more profitable?

Stantec has a net margin of 5.92% compared to Premier's net margin of -3.28%. Stantec's return on equity of 19.37% beat Premier's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Premier -3.28% 6.84% 3.48% Stantec 5.92% 19.37% 8.03%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PINC or ETSY?

Etsy has higher revenue and earnings than Premier. Premier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Etsy, 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 Premier $1.00B 4.11 $20.27M -$0.27 N/A Etsy $2.88B 2.66 $162.98M $2.40 33.64

Is PINC or ETSY more profitable?

Etsy has a net margin of 9.94% compared to Premier's net margin of -3.28%. Premier's return on equity of 6.84% beat Etsy's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Premier -3.28% 6.84% 3.48% Etsy 9.94% -28.60% 11.93%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PINC or ZG?

Zillow Group has higher revenue and earnings than Premier. Premier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zillow Group, 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 Premier $1.00B 4.11 $20.27M -$0.27 N/A Zillow Group $2.58B 2.72 $23M $0.25 122.72

Is PINC or ZG more profitable?

Zillow Group has a net margin of 2.27% compared to Premier's net margin of -3.28%. Premier's return on equity of 6.84% beat Zillow Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Premier -3.28% 6.84% 3.48% Zillow Group 2.27% 1.41% 1.22%

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Premier (PINC) Competitors

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PINC vs. APLD, HQY, STN, ETSY, and ZG

Should you buy Premier stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Premier with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Premier include Applied Digital (APLD), HealthEquity (HQY), Stantec (STN), Etsy (ETSY), and Zillow Group (ZG). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

How does Premier compare to Applied Digital?

Premier (NASDAQ:PINC) and Applied Digital (NASDAQ:APLD) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Premier currently has a consensus price target of $26.46, indicating a potential downside of 47.04%. Applied Digital has a consensus price target of $67.15, indicating a potential upside of 146.97%. Given Applied Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Applied Digital is more favorable than Premier.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Premier	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Applied Digital	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

In the previous week, Applied Digital had 27 more articles in the media than Premier. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Applied Digital and 0 mentions for Premier. Applied Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Premier's score of 0.00 indicating that Applied Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Premier	Neutral
Applied Digital	Positive

74.4% of Premier shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Applied Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Premier shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Applied Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Premier has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Digital has a beta of 5.67, indicating that its share price is 467% more volatile than the broader market.

Premier has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Digital. Premier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Digital, 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
Premier	$1.00B	4.11	$20.27M	-$0.27	N/A
Applied Digital	$144.19M	53.89	-$231.07M	-$0.74	N/A

Premier has a net margin of -3.28% compared to Applied Digital's net margin of -52.84%. Premier's return on equity of 6.84% beat Applied Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Premier	-3.28%	6.84%	3.48%
Applied Digital	-52.84%	-15.91%	-4.62%

Summary

Applied Digital beats Premier on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Premier compare to HealthEquity?

HealthEquity (NASDAQ:HQY) and Premier (NASDAQ:PINC) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, HealthEquity had 16 more articles in the media than Premier. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for HealthEquity and 0 mentions for Premier. HealthEquity's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Premier's score of 0.00 indicating that HealthEquity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HealthEquity	Positive
Premier	Neutral

99.6% of HealthEquity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.4% of Premier shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of HealthEquity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Premier shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

HealthEquity has higher revenue and earnings than Premier. Premier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HealthEquity, 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
HealthEquity	$1.31B	6.02	$215.20M	$2.67	35.45
Premier	$1.00B	4.11	$20.27M	-$0.27	N/A

HealthEquity has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Premier has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

HealthEquity presently has a consensus price target of $110.93, suggesting a potential upside of 17.21%. Premier has a consensus price target of $26.46, suggesting a potential downside of 47.04%. Given HealthEquity's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HealthEquity is more favorable than Premier.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HealthEquity	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Premier	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

HealthEquity has a net margin of 17.25% compared to Premier's net margin of -3.28%. HealthEquity's return on equity of 14.75% beat Premier's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HealthEquity	17.25%	14.75%	9.22%
Premier	-3.28%	6.84%	3.48%

Summary

HealthEquity beats Premier on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Premier compare to Stantec?

Premier (NASDAQ:PINC) and Stantec (NYSE:STN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

Premier pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Stantec pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Premier pays out -311.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stantec pays out 22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Stantec has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Premier is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Stantec has a net margin of 5.92% compared to Premier's net margin of -3.28%. Stantec's return on equity of 19.37% beat Premier's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Premier	-3.28%	6.84%	3.48%
Stantec	5.92%	19.37%	8.03%

74.4% of Premier shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.9% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Premier shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Stantec shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Stantec has higher revenue and earnings than Premier. Premier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stantec, 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
Premier	$1.00B	4.11	$20.27M	-$0.27	N/A
Stantec	$5.83B	1.30	$343.11M	$3.12	21.63

In the previous week, Stantec had 7 more articles in the media than Premier. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Stantec and 0 mentions for Premier. Stantec's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Premier's score of 0.00 indicating that Stantec is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Premier	Neutral
Stantec	Positive

Premier presently has a consensus target price of $26.46, indicating a potential downside of 47.04%. Stantec has a consensus target price of $175.00, indicating a potential upside of 159.27%. Given Stantec's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Stantec is more favorable than Premier.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Premier	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Stantec	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Premier has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

Summary

Stantec beats Premier on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Premier compare to Etsy?

Premier (NASDAQ:PINC) and Etsy (NYSE:ETSY) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Premier has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Etsy has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the broader market.

Etsy has a net margin of 9.94% compared to Premier's net margin of -3.28%. Premier's return on equity of 6.84% beat Etsy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Premier	-3.28%	6.84%	3.48%
Etsy	9.94%	-28.60%	11.93%

74.4% of Premier shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Etsy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Premier shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Etsy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Premier presently has a consensus target price of $26.46, indicating a potential downside of 47.04%. Etsy has a consensus target price of $75.36, indicating a potential downside of 6.66%. Given Etsy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Etsy is more favorable than Premier.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Premier	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Etsy	1 Sell rating(s)	20 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.34

In the previous week, Etsy had 17 more articles in the media than Premier. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Etsy and 0 mentions for Premier. Etsy's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Premier's score of 0.00 indicating that Etsy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Premier	Neutral
Etsy	Positive

Etsy has higher revenue and earnings than Premier. Premier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Etsy, 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
Premier	$1.00B	4.11	$20.27M	-$0.27	N/A
Etsy	$2.88B	2.66	$162.98M	$2.40	33.64

Summary

Etsy beats Premier on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Premier compare to Zillow Group?

Premier (NASDAQ:PINC) and Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

Zillow Group has a net margin of 2.27% compared to Premier's net margin of -3.28%. Premier's return on equity of 6.84% beat Zillow Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Premier	-3.28%	6.84%	3.48%
Zillow Group	2.27%	1.41%	1.22%

74.4% of Premier shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Zillow Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Premier shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.9% of Zillow Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Zillow Group had 18 more articles in the media than Premier. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Zillow Group and 0 mentions for Premier. Zillow Group's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Premier's score of 0.00 indicating that Zillow Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Premier	Neutral
Zillow Group	Neutral

Premier has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zillow Group has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its share price is 95% more volatile than the broader market.

Zillow Group has higher revenue and earnings than Premier. Premier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zillow Group, 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
Premier	$1.00B	4.11	$20.27M	-$0.27	N/A
Zillow Group	$2.58B	2.72	$23M	$0.25	122.72

Premier presently has a consensus price target of $26.46, indicating a potential downside of 47.04%. Zillow Group has a consensus price target of $69.48, indicating a potential upside of 126.45%. Given Zillow Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zillow Group is more favorable than Premier.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Premier	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Zillow Group	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Summary

Zillow Group beats Premier on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.

Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

PINC vs. The Competition

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Metric	Premier	Medical Services Industry	Medical Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$2.33B	$9.50B	$7.06B	$12.20B
Dividend Yield	2.97%	1.62%	2.67%	9.41%
P/E Ratio	-185.02	25.73	27.14	23.63
Price / Sales	4.11	19.19	582.30	111.98
Price / Cash	9.74	141.08	49.81	58.78
Price / Book	2.70	6.11	10.28	6.01
Net Income	$20.27M	$179.69M	$3.60B	$331.99M

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PINC Premier	N/A	$49.96 +77.3%	$26.46 -47.0%	+136.0%	$2.33B	$1.00B	N/A	2,700
APLD Applied Digital	3.2774 of 5 stars	$28.04 -2.8%	$70.56 +151.6%	+152.9%	$8.01B	$144.19M	N/A	121	Trending News Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast
HQY HealthEquity	4.2012 of 5 stars	$94.49 -1.2%	$110.57 +17.0%	-1.5%	$7.90B	$1.31B	35.39	2,814	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Forecast
STN Stantec	4.6665 of 5 stars	$69.16 +0.6%	$175.00 +153.0%	-38.8%	$7.83B	$5.83B	22.16	34,000	News Coverage
ETSY Etsy	2.2363 of 5 stars	$81.50 +1.2%	$72.80 -10.7%	N/A	$7.73B	$2.88B	33.96	2,375	Trending News Analyst Forecast

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Premier (PINC) Competitors

PINC vs. APLD, HQY, STN, ETSY, and ZG

How does Premier compare to Applied Digital?

Do analysts rate PINC or APLD?

Does the media favor PINC or APLD?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PINC or APLD?

Which has more risk & volatility, PINC or APLD?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PINC or APLD?

Is PINC or APLD more profitable?

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How does Premier compare to HealthEquity?

Does the media prefer HQY or PINC?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HQY or PINC?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HQY or PINC?

Which has more volatility and risk, HQY or PINC?

Do analysts rate HQY or PINC?

Is HQY or PINC more profitable?

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How does Premier compare to Stantec?

Is PINC or STN a better dividend stock?

Is PINC or STN more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PINC or STN?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PINC or STN?

Does the media prefer PINC or STN?

Do analysts rate PINC or STN?

Which has more risk & volatility, PINC or STN?

Summary

How does Premier compare to Etsy?

Which has more risk & volatility, PINC or ETSY?

Is PINC or ETSY more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PINC or ETSY?

Do analysts prefer PINC or ETSY?

Does the media favor PINC or ETSY?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PINC or ETSY?

Summary

How does Premier compare to Zillow Group?

Is PINC or ZG more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PINC or ZG?

Does the media refer more to PINC or ZG?

Which has more risk & volatility, PINC or ZG?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PINC or ZG?

Do analysts prefer PINC or ZG?

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