PRSC vs. LH, DGX, DVA, CHE, CRVL, AMED, MD, AMN, CCRN, and MOND
Should 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 Mondee (MOND).
Providence Service vs. Its Competitors
Labcorp (NYSE:LH) and Providence Service (NASDAQ:PRSC) are both health care services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment.
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.
Labcorp currently has a consensus target price of $276.08, suggesting a potential upside of 7.18%. Given Labcorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Labcorp is more favorable than Providence Service.
In the previous week, Labcorp had 16 more articles in the media than Providence Service. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Labcorp and 0 mentions for Providence Service. Labcorp's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Providence Service's score of 0.00 indicating that Labcorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Labcorp 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.
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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Labcorp has a net margin of 5.55% 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.
Summary
Labcorp beats Providence Service on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:PRSC) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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