Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) Competitors $7.63 0.00 (-0.04%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.63 +0.00 (+0.04%) As of 07:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BKD vs. ACHC, SEM, USPH, WOOF, CYH, HCA, ALC, THC, EHC, and UHSShould you be buying Brookdale Senior Living stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brookdale Senior Living include Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Community Health Systems (CYH), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), and Universal Health Services (UHS). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Brookdale Senior Living vs. Its Competitors Acadia Healthcare Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Community Health Systems HCA Healthcare Alcon Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health Universal Health Services Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) and Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk. Is ACHC or BKD more profitable? Acadia Healthcare has a net margin of 4.31% compared to Brookdale Senior Living's net margin of -7.60%. Acadia Healthcare's return on equity of 8.34% beat Brookdale Senior Living's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acadia Healthcare4.31% 8.34% 4.20% Brookdale Senior Living -7.60%-107.19%-3.32% Do analysts prefer ACHC or BKD? Acadia Healthcare currently has a consensus price target of $40.77, indicating a potential upside of 72.40%. Brookdale Senior Living has a consensus price target of $7.80, indicating a potential upside of 2.27%. Given Acadia Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Brookdale Senior Living.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acadia Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Brookdale Senior Living 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the media refer more to ACHC or BKD? In the previous week, Acadia Healthcare had 4 more articles in the media than Brookdale Senior Living. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Acadia Healthcare and 5 mentions for Brookdale Senior Living. Acadia Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Brookdale Senior Living's score of 1.09 indicating that Acadia Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acadia Healthcare 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Brookdale Senior Living 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, ACHC or BKD? Acadia Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Brookdale Senior Living. Brookdale Senior Living is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcadia Healthcare$3.15B0.69$255.61M$1.5115.66Brookdale Senior Living$3.13B0.57-$201.93M-$1.05-7.26 Which has more risk & volatility, ACHC or BKD? Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookdale Senior Living has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAcadia Healthcare beats Brookdale Senior Living on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Brookdale Senior Living News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BKD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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 BKD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBrookdale Senior LivingMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.79B$3.36B$5.75B$21.26BDividend YieldN/A1.22%6.67%3.52%P/E Ratio-7.2612.1478.4329.40Price / Sales0.571.18546.9449.02Price / Cash9.1816.1137.0524.13Price / Book7.133.6110.914.54Net Income-$201.93M$38.94M$3.29B$999.70M7 Day Performance-0.50%-0.33%0.01%0.12%1 Month Performance-1.46%7.34%7.06%5.75%1 Year Performance9.43%4.49%50.09%14.88% Brookdale Senior Living Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BKDBrookdale Senior Living2.7834 of 5 stars$7.630.0%$7.80+2.3%+8.0%$1.79B$3.13B-7.2636,000Positive NewsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.747 of 5 stars$22.17-1.2%$40.77+83.9%-70.2%$2.07B$3.15B14.6825,500SEMSelect Medical4.9986 of 5 stars$13.18-1.8%$20.25+53.7%-63.4%$1.66B$5.19B12.4344,100USPHU.S. Physical Therapy4.3102 of 5 stars$85.54-2.2%$110.25+28.9%-2.8%$1.33B$671.34M37.357,028WOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.5095 of 5 stars$3.34-3.5%$3.75+12.2%+8.2%$1.09B$6.12B-13.9229,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCYHCommunity Health Systems4.5512 of 5 stars$2.72-1.4%$3.58+31.4%-47.9%$386.73M$12.63B-1.8360,000Positive NewsHCAHCA Healthcare4.5631 of 5 stars$403.06-0.5%$398.58-1.1%+2.9%$94.76B$70.60B16.94316,000Positive NewsALCAlcon3.9633 of 5 stars$80.82-1.5%$96.06+18.9%-17.8%$40.46B$9.91B37.5925,599Trending NewsShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionTHCTenet Healthcare4.8782 of 5 stars$180.15+0.4%$191.88+6.5%+15.5%$15.86B$20.67B11.5398,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓EHCEncompass Health4.5639 of 5 stars$122.08-0.6%$134.00+9.8%+32.4%$12.37B$5.67B23.8940,000Positive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9384 of 5 stars$184.13-0.8%$214.15+16.3%-23.2%$11.81B$16.46B9.7099,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acadia Healthcare Competitors Select Medical Competitors U.S. Physical Therapy Competitors Petco Health and Wellness Competitors Community Health Systems Competitors HCA Healthcare Competitors Alcon Competitors Tenet Healthcare Competitors Encompass Health Competitors Universal Health Services 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:BKD) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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