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 CLARShould 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 Clarus (CLAR). Providence Service vs. Its Competitors Labcorp Quest Diagnostics DaVita Chemed CorVel Amedisys Pediatrix Medical Group AMN Healthcare Services Cross Country Healthcare Clarus Labcorp (NYSE:LH) and Providence Service (NASDAQ:PRSC) are both health care services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation. Do analysts rate LH or PRSC? Labcorp presently has a consensus target price of $290.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.28%. Given Labcorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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 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% Which has more risk & volatility, LH or PRSC? Labcorp has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% 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. Does the media favor LH or PRSC? In the previous week, Labcorp had 24 more articles in the media than Providence Service. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Labcorp and 0 mentions for Providence Service. Labcorp's average media sentiment score of 1.42 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 institutionals and insiders believe in LH or PRSC? 95.9% of Labcorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Labcorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Providence Service shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$13.01B1.78$746M$9.0630.73Providence Service$1.51B0.01$970K$1.650.35 SummaryLabcorp beats Providence Service on 12 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$8.19M$60K$8.47B$9.73BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.02%4.07%P/E Ratio-9.63N/A17.8626.09Price / Sales0.01N/A5.4487.72Price / Cash32.54N/A17.0959.08Price / Book0.02N/A4.756.67Net Income$970K-$15.56M$226.41M$265.43M Providence Service Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRSCProvidence ServiceN/A$0.58-13.8%N/A-97.5%$8.19M$1.51B-9.633,800High Trading VolumeLHLabcorp4.6578 of 5 stars$276.16+2.1%$289.58+4.9%+21.0%$22.95B$13.01B30.4870,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDGXQuest Diagnostics4.7276 of 5 stars$182.78+2.1%$186.00+1.8%+17.1%$20.44B$9.87B21.8956,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeDVADaVita4.3781 of 5 stars$136.53+2.5%$164.00+20.1%-10.4%$9.76B$12.82B13.4276,000CHEChemed4.9926 of 5 stars$454.43+2.2%$579.75+27.6%-21.8%$6.62B$2.43B23.3615,695Positive NewsCRVLCorVel1.6753 of 5 stars$89.51+0.8%N/A-13.9%$4.59B$895.59M46.145,075News CoveragePositive NewsAMEDAmedisys2.9973 of 5 stars$101.01+0.0%$100.50-0.5%+3.7%$3.32B$2.40B39.3019,000Positive NewsMDPediatrix Medical Group2.0143 of 5 stars$16.48+3.0%$16.75+1.6%+51.3%$1.44B$2.01B12.784,305AMNAMN Healthcare Services4.5989 of 5 stars$20.02+3.0%$28.25+41.1%-61.5%$767.13M$2.98B-2.582,968Positive NewsCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.4558 of 5 stars$13.73+1.3%$17.93+30.6%-11.4%$449.80M$1.34B-52.818,205News CoverageCLARClarus4.5913 of 5 stars$3.49flat$4.75+36.1%-15.8%$134.02M$254.20M-1.62900Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LH Alternatives DGX Alternatives DVA Alternatives CHE Alternatives CRVL Alternatives AMED Alternatives MD Alternatives AMN Alternatives CCRN Alternatives CLAR 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 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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