This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Providence Service (PRSC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock PRSC vs. LH, DGX, DVA, CHE, CRVL, AMED, MD, AMN, CCRN, and YTRAShould you be buying Providence Service stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Providence Service include Laboratory Co. of America (LH), Quest Diagnostics (DGX), DaVita (DVA), Chemed (CHE), CorVel (CRVL), Amedisys (AMED), Pediatrix Medical Group (MD), AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), and Yatra Online (YTRA). Providence Service vs. Laboratory Co. of America Quest Diagnostics DaVita Chemed CorVel Amedisys Pediatrix Medical Group AMN Healthcare Services Cross Country Healthcare Yatra Online Laboratory Co. of America (NYSE:LH) and Providence Service (NASDAQ:PRSC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals believe in LH or PRSC? 95.9% of Laboratory Co. of America shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Laboratory Co. of America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Providence Service shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is LH or PRSC more profitable? Laboratory Co. of America has a net margin of 5.73% compared to Providence Service's net margin of 0.23%. Providence Service's return on equity of 17.59% beat Laboratory Co. of America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Laboratory Co. of America5.73% 15.29% 7.01% Providence Service 0.23%17.59%8.74% Do analysts prefer LH or PRSC? Laboratory Co. of America presently has a consensus price target of $270.62, suggesting a potential upside of 11.51%. Given Laboratory Co. of America's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Laboratory Co. of America is more favorable than Providence Service.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Laboratory Co. of America 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87Providence Service 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, LH or PRSC? Laboratory Co. of America has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Providence Service has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LH or PRSC? Laboratory Co. of America received 352 more outperform votes than Providence Service when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.71% of users gave Providence Service an outperform vote while only 63.89% of users gave Laboratory Co. of America an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLaboratory Co. of AmericaOutperform Votes62863.89% Underperform Votes35536.11% Providence ServiceOutperform Votes27665.71% Underperform Votes14434.29% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LH or PRSC? Laboratory Co. of America has higher revenue and earnings than Providence Service. Providence Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Laboratory Co. of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLaboratory Co. of America$13.18B1.54$746M$8.6528.06Providence Service$1.51B0.01$970K$1.650.55 Does the media refer more to LH or PRSC? In the previous week, Laboratory Co. of America had 18 more articles in the media than Providence Service. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Laboratory Co. of America and 0 mentions for Providence Service. Laboratory Co. of America's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Providence Service's score of 0.00 indicating that Laboratory Co. of America is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Laboratory Co. of America Positive Providence Service Neutral SummaryLaboratory Co. of America beats Providence Service on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Providence Service News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PRSC 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PRSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProvidence ServiceTransportation Services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$12.90M$12.56B$7.86B$8.31BDividend YieldN/A4.44%3.25%4.10%P/E Ratio-15.1518.8015.1619.60Price / Sales0.013.068.64117.96Price / Cash32.5425.8516.3734.62Price / Book0.043.354.764.50Net Income$970,000.00$467.60M$258.49M$248.40M Providence Service Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRSCProvidence ServiceN/A$0.91+2.3%N/A-96.8%$12.90M$1.51B-15.153,800Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeLHLaboratory Co. of America4.7317 of 5 stars$250.89+2.1%$270.62+7.9%+20.2%$21.00B$13.18B28.4575,500Positive NewsDGXQuest Diagnostics4.8311 of 5 stars$175.93-0.6%$185.73+5.6%+19.5%$19.64B$10.16B22.8849,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionDVADaVita3.9901 of 5 stars$144.29+0.4%$166.33+15.3%+2.8%$11.09B$12.82B13.4370,000Positive NewsCHEChemed4.7401 of 5 stars$569.50-0.1%$674.00+18.3%+0.6%$8.33B$2.49B28.7814,200Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCRVLCorVel1.0056 of 5 stars$114.08+1.4%N/A+22.7%$5.86B$871.31M67.114,230News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsAMEDAmedisys2.7786 of 5 stars$95.42+0.1%$100.75+5.6%-3.3%$3.13B$2.37B37.8720,000Positive NewsMDPediatrix Medical Group1.3661 of 5 stars$14.34-1.3%$16.67+16.2%+85.6%$1.23B$1.98B-11.957,850Positive NewsAMNAMN Healthcare Services4.5173 of 5 stars$22.67+3.0%$38.67+70.6%-62.0%$865.75M$2.85B-5.894,230Positive NewsGap DownCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.8971 of 5 stars$13.92-0.6%$18.41+32.2%-7.1%$456.34M$1.26B-278.342,700Positive NewsYTRAYatra Online2.6715 of 5 stars$0.69flat$3.00+334.8%-47.8%$43.55M$6.79B65.00960News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LH Alternatives DGX Alternatives DVA Alternatives CHE Alternatives CRVL Alternatives AMED Alternatives MD Alternatives AMN Alternatives CCRN Alternatives YTRA 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:PRSC) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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