The Pennant Group (PNTG) Competitors

Concentra Group Holdings Parent (NYSE:CON) and The Pennant Group (NASDAQ:PNTG) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CON or PNTG?

85.9% of The Pennant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Concentra Group Holdings Parent shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of The Pennant Group shares are held by company 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, CON or PNTG?

Concentra Group Holdings Parent has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Pennant Group has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CON or PNTG?

In the previous week, Concentra Group Holdings Parent had 1 more articles in the media than The Pennant Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Concentra Group Holdings Parent and 12 mentions for The Pennant Group. Concentra Group Holdings Parent's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat The Pennant Group's score of 0.95 indicating that Concentra Group Holdings Parent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
The Pennant Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CON or PNTG?

Concentra Group Holdings Parent currently has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.03%. The Pennant Group has a consensus target price of $34.40, suggesting a potential upside of 41.62%. Given The Pennant Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Pennant Group is more favorable than Concentra Group Holdings Parent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Pennant Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has better earnings and valuation, CON or PNTG?

Concentra Group Holdings Parent has higher revenue and earnings than The Pennant Group. Concentra Group Holdings Parent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Pennant 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
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	$1.90B	1.56	$166.54M	$1.19	19.41
The Pennant Group	$695.24M	1.21	$22.56M	$0.78	31.14

Is CON or PNTG more profitable?

Concentra Group Holdings Parent has a net margin of 7.44% compared to The Pennant Group's net margin of 3.36%. Concentra Group Holdings Parent's return on equity of 50.84% beat The Pennant Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	7.44%	50.84%	5.89%
The Pennant Group	3.36%	9.85%	4.04%

Summary

Concentra Group Holdings Parent beats The Pennant Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.