Alcon (ALC) Competitors $88.30 +0.49 (+0.56%) As of 06/30/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ALC vs. HCA, THC, EHC, UHS, ENSG, ACHC, SEM, BKD, USPH, and WOOFShould you be buying Alcon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alcon include HCA Healthcare (HCA), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), Universal Health Services (UHS), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Select Medical (SEM), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), and Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Alcon vs. Its Competitors HCA Healthcare Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health Universal Health Services The Ensign Group Acadia Healthcare Select Medical Brookdale Senior Living U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Alcon (NYSE:ALC) and HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ALC or HCA? 53.9% of Alcon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of HCA Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of HCA Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ALC or HCA more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 11.28% compared to HCA Healthcare's net margin of 8.07%. HCA Healthcare's return on equity of 1,063.91% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alcon11.28% 6.95% 4.92% HCA Healthcare 8.07%1,063.91%10.10% Do analysts recommend ALC or HCA? Alcon presently has a consensus target price of $106.13, indicating a potential upside of 20.19%. HCA Healthcare has a consensus target price of $395.71, indicating a potential upside of 3.26%. Given Alcon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alcon is more favorable than HCA Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80HCA Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74 Does the media favor ALC or HCA? In the previous week, HCA Healthcare had 32 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for HCA Healthcare and 4 mentions for Alcon. HCA Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Alcon's score of 0.30 indicating that HCA Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alcon 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral HCA Healthcare 24 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, ALC or HCA? Alcon has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HCA Healthcare has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, ALC or HCA? HCA Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Alcon. HCA Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alcon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlcon$9.91B4.39$1.02B$2.2539.24HCA Healthcare$70.60B1.31$5.76B$22.4917.04 SummaryHCA Healthcare beats Alcon on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alcon News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALC 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 ALC 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 NYSE 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 ALC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlconMED INSTRUMENTS IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$43.31B$6.74B$5.45B$20.29BDividend YieldN/A1.04%5.36%3.76%P/E Ratio39.2426.6326.4327.49Price / Sales4.3976.76406.9638.28Price / Cash15.8021.4025.8817.85Price / Book2.024.757.924.54Net Income$1.02B$171.62M$3.15B$985.09M7 Day Performance1.12%-0.22%0.66%0.86%1 Month Performance2.85%9.06%4.96%4.02%1 Year Performance0.26%20.15%32.32%13.26% Alcon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALCAlcon1.8069 of 5 stars$88.30+0.6%$106.13+20.2%-0.9%$43.31B$9.91B39.2425,599HCAHCA Healthcare4.7476 of 5 stars$378.78+0.3%$394.33+4.1%+19.3%$90.82B$70.60B16.84316,000THCTenet Healthcare4.5206 of 5 stars$169.27+0.7%$182.24+7.7%+32.4%$15.61B$20.67B11.2098,000EHCEncompass Health4.7292 of 5 stars$120.17+0.8%$127.00+5.7%+42.9%$12.01B$5.51B24.8340,000Positive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.98 of 5 stars$173.65+1.1%$224.77+29.4%-1.9%$11.16B$15.83B9.7499,000Positive NewsENSGThe Ensign Group4.3133 of 5 stars$152.17-0.9%$163.50+7.4%+24.7%$8.83B$4.26B28.7739,300ACHCAcadia Healthcare4.7876 of 5 stars$20.85-3.3%$47.94+129.9%-66.4%$1.99B$3.15B10.2725,500SEMSelect Medical5 of 5 stars$14.86+0.1%$26.00+74.9%-56.7%$1.91B$5.19B11.0944,100News CoverageBKDBrookdale Senior Living3.5996 of 5 stars$6.92+1.4%$7.70+11.4%+1.8%$1.60B$3.13B-6.6536,000USPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.5051 of 5 stars$75.43+1.5%$109.00+44.5%-15.3%$1.13B$671.34M34.607,028Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.4313 of 5 stars$2.72+3.4%$3.75+37.8%-25.1%$828.78M$6.12B-11.3329,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HCA Healthcare Competitors Tenet Healthcare Competitors Encompass Health Competitors Universal Health Services Competitors The Ensign Group Competitors Acadia Healthcare Competitors Select Medical Competitors Brookdale Senior Living Competitors U.S. Physical Therapy Competitors Petco Health and Wellness Competitors 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 (NYSE:ALC) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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