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 YQShould you be buying Providence Service stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Providence Service include Labcorp (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 17 Education & Technology Group (YQ). Providence Service vs. Its Competitors Labcorp Quest Diagnostics DaVita Chemed CorVel Amedisys Pediatrix Medical Group AMN Healthcare Services Cross Country Healthcare 17 Education & Technology Group Labcorp (NYSE:LH) and Providence Service (NASDAQ:PRSC) are both health care services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation. Do analysts recommend LH or PRSC? Labcorp currently has a consensus target price of $290.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.41%. Given Labcorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Labcorp is more favorable than Providence Service.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Labcorp 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62Providence Service 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to LH or PRSC? In the previous week, Labcorp had 15 more articles in the media than Providence Service. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Labcorp and 0 mentions for Providence Service. Labcorp's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Providence Service's score of 0.00 indicating that Labcorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Labcorp Positive Providence Service Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LH or PRSC? 95.9% of Labcorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Labcorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Providence Service 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. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LH or PRSC? Labcorp has higher revenue and earnings than Providence Service. Providence Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Labcorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLabcorp$13.01B1.76$746M$9.0630.40Providence Service$1.51B0.00$970K$1.650.26 Which has more risk & volatility, LH or PRSC? Labcorp has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Providence Service has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LH or PRSC more profitable? Labcorp has a net margin of 5.66% compared to Providence Service's net margin of 0.23%. Providence Service's return on equity of 17.59% beat Labcorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Labcorp5.66% 15.45% 7.02% Providence Service 0.23%17.59%8.74% SummaryLabcorp beats Providence Service on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PRSC 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$6.13M$60K$8.35B$10.16BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.01%4.60%P/E Ratio-7.20N/A18.4326.40Price / Sales0.00N/A5.21175.37Price / Cash32.54N/A14.9729.91Price / Book0.02N/A5.116.28Net Income$970K-$15.56M$254.99M$270.38M Providence Service Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRSCProvidence ServiceN/A$0.43flatN/A-96.9%$6.13M$1.51B-7.203,800Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeLHLabcorp4.6456 of 5 stars$278.10+0.3%$290.33+4.4%+24.5%$23.11B$13.48B30.7070,000Positive NewsDGXQuest Diagnostics4.7734 of 5 stars$182.69+0.1%$186.00+1.8%+17.1%$20.43B$9.87B21.8856,000Positive NewsDVADaVita4.6372 of 5 stars$136.73+1.7%$164.00+19.9%-19.9%$9.78B$12.82B13.4476,000Analyst UpgradeCHEChemed4.9986 of 5 stars$462.94-0.2%$592.25+27.9%-23.0%$6.74B$2.43B23.8015,695Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CRVLCorVel2.0664 of 5 stars$87.56-3.1%N/A-21.6%$4.49B$918.58M45.135,075AMEDAmedisys2.0554 of 5 stars$101.01+0.0%$100.50-0.5%+4.2%$3.32B$2.40B39.3020,000MDPediatrix Medical Group2.1808 of 5 stars$16.98+0.2%$16.79-1.1%+51.5%$1.48B$2.01B13.164,305Analyst DowngradeAMNAMN Healthcare Services4.6387 of 5 stars$20.76-1.4%$28.25+36.1%-61.4%$795.33M$2.98B-2.672,968Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CCRNCross Country Healthcare3.5929 of 5 stars$14.04-0.1%$17.93+27.7%-7.1%$459.95M$1.34B-54.008,205Positive NewsYQ17 Education & Technology Group0.2252 of 5 stars$2.65+7.2%N/A+44.5%$23.52M$185.38M-0.664,660Negative NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LH Alternatives DGX Alternatives DVA Alternatives CHE Alternatives CRVL Alternatives AMED Alternatives MD Alternatives AMN Alternatives CCRN Alternatives YQ 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Plan May Undo 1933’s Biggest Financial InjusticeTrump's Reset Can Give Birth To America's Greatest Era Yet A 90-Year cycle may end soon, creating real weal...American Hartford Gold | SponsoredNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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