Encompass Health (EHC) Competitors $116.43 -0.03 (-0.02%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$116.54 +0.11 (+0.10%) As of 08:03 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EHC vs. ALC, THC, UHS, ENSG, ACHC, BKD, SEM, USPH, WOOF, and CYHShould you be buying Encompass Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Encompass Health include Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Universal Health Services (UHS), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), and Community Health Systems (CYH). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Encompass Health vs. Its Competitors Alcon Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services The Ensign Group Acadia Healthcare Brookdale Senior Living Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Community Health Systems Encompass Health (NYSE:EHC) and Alcon (NYSE:ALC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has higher valuation and earnings, EHC or ALC? Alcon has higher revenue and earnings than Encompass Health. Encompass Health 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 RatioEncompass Health$5.37B2.18$455.70M$5.1122.78Alcon$9.93B4.25$1.02B$2.2537.97 Does the media refer more to EHC or ALC? In the previous week, Encompass Health had 19 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Encompass Health and 12 mentions for Alcon. Encompass Health's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Alcon's score of 0.31 indicating that Encompass Health is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Encompass Health 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alcon 2 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is EHC or ALC more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 11.28% compared to Encompass Health's net margin of 9.22%. Encompass Health's return on equity of 17.83% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Encompass Health9.22% 17.83% 7.68% Alcon 11.28%6.95%4.92% Do analysts recommend EHC or ALC? Encompass Health currently has a consensus price target of $133.17, indicating a potential upside of 14.37%. Alcon has a consensus price target of $106.13, indicating a potential upside of 24.23%. Given Alcon's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alcon is more favorable than Encompass Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Encompass Health 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Do institutionals & insiders believe in EHC or ALC? 97.3% of Encompass Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Alcon shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Encompass Health shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Alcon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, EHC or ALC? Encompass Health has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alcon has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEncompass Health and Alcon tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Encompass Health News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EHC 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 EHC 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 EHC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEncompass HealthMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.74B$3.68B$5.48B$20.70BDividend Yield0.58%1.35%3.99%3.66%P/E Ratio22.7835.8229.9328.65Price / Sales2.18150.35375.2268.85Price / Cash15.4121.2435.9423.59Price / Book3.872.648.104.32Net Income$455.70M$189.47M$3.26B$995.66M7 Day Performance7.14%6.84%0.68%1.91%1 Month Performance-1.38%1.45%2.45%-0.54%1 Year Performance33.69%5.13%27.72%14.76% Encompass Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EHCEncompass Health4.8929 of 5 stars$116.430.0%$133.17+14.4%+37.1%$11.74B$5.37B22.7840,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionALCAlcon2.8059 of 5 stars$87.75-0.1%$106.13+20.9%-6.3%$43.28B$9.91B39.0025,599THCTenet Healthcare4.9616 of 5 stars$161.01+1.8%$191.56+19.0%+12.2%$14.23B$20.68B10.3198,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionUHSUniversal Health Services4.9697 of 5 stars$164.91+1.2%$216.54+31.3%-20.3%$10.72B$16.46B8.6899,000ENSGThe Ensign Group4.5787 of 5 stars$154.94+2.1%$167.67+8.2%+15.4%$8.94B$4.26B28.1239,300ACHCAcadia Healthcare4.7344 of 5 stars$21.37+1.3%$47.94+124.4%-74.3%$1.97B$3.15B10.5325,500News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBKDBrookdale Senior Living2.6359 of 5 stars$7.74+1.7%$7.70-0.5%-0.8%$1.81B$3.13B-7.4436,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownSEMSelect Medical4.9978 of 5 stars$11.97-4.8%$24.60+105.5%-62.9%$1.62B$5.28B11.2944,100News CoverageDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.5678 of 5 stars$70.35+0.5%$109.00+54.9%-7.0%$1.07B$671.34M32.277,028Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpWOOFPetco Health and Wellness2.2847 of 5 stars$2.94+0.7%$3.75+27.5%+25.2%$926.48M$6.12B-12.2529,000Trending NewsGap UpCYHCommunity Health Systems4.2405 of 5 stars$2.50+2.3%$3.74+50.0%-47.1%$349.60M$12.65B-1.6760,000Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALC Alternatives THC Alternatives UHS Alternatives ENSG Alternatives ACHC Alternatives BKD Alternatives SEM Alternatives USPH Alternatives WOOF Alternatives CYH 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 (NYSE:EHC) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAltucher: Trump’s Great Gain is startingNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Tru...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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