Encompass Health (EHC) Competitors $124.62 -1.43 (-1.13%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$124.56 -0.06 (-0.05%) As of 07:11 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 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 companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has stronger valuation & 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$5.37B2.34$455.70M$5.1124.39Alcon$9.91B3.85$1.02B$2.1536.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in EHC or ALC? 97.3% of Encompass Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Alcon shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Encompass Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is EHC or ALC more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 10.70% 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 10.70%6.92%4.89% Does the media prefer EHC or ALC? In the previous week, Encompass Health had 20 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Encompass Health and 4 mentions for Alcon. Encompass Health's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Alcon's score of 0.14 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alcon 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate EHC or ALC? Encompass Health currently has a consensus target price of $137.71, suggesting a potential upside of 10.51%. Alcon has a consensus target price of $96.06, suggesting a potential upside of 24.12%. Given Alcon's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Which has more risk & volatility, EHC or ALC? Encompass Health has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alcon has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEncompass Health and Alcon tied by winning 8 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 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$12.55B$4.10B$5.74B$21.50BDividend Yield0.54%1.28%5.69%3.48%P/E Ratio24.3928.7574.9329.84Price / Sales2.3425.46457.2751.73Price / Cash16.6726.8725.8118.13Price / Book4.504.4813.254.65Net Income$455.70M$189.47M$3.29B$999.94M7 Day Performance-1.04%-1.68%0.47%0.79%1 Month Performance3.55%2.15%4.60%4.54%1 Year Performance33.64%13.96%73.42%16.77% Encompass Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EHCEncompass Health4.7283 of 5 stars$124.62-1.1%$137.71+10.5%+35.2%$12.55B$5.37B24.3940,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ALCAlcon3.7781 of 5 stars$79.99-0.2%$96.06+20.1%-20.5%$39.45B$10.03B37.2025,599THCTenet Healthcare4.7359 of 5 stars$192.15-2.1%$192.69+0.3%+18.6%$16.98B$20.67B12.3098,000Positive NewsInsider TradeUHSUniversal Health Services4.9297 of 5 stars$185.67-2.3%$214.77+15.7%-17.5%$11.82B$15.83B9.7899,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeENSGThe Ensign Group4.726 of 5 stars$174.12+0.1%$172.67-0.8%+10.0%$10.04B$4.61B31.6039,300Positive NewsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.482 of 5 stars$22.54-5.0%$40.77+80.9%-72.2%$2.08B$3.15B14.9325,500BKDBrookdale Senior Living3.1 of 5 stars$7.74+0.6%$7.80+0.8%+12.7%$1.80B$3.19B-7.3736,000Positive NewsSEMSelect Medical4.9972 of 5 stars$13.26+1.2%$20.25+52.8%-64.4%$1.64B$5.28B12.5044,100USPHU.S. Physical Therapy4.1887 of 5 stars$84.81-1.0%$110.25+30.0%-4.7%$1.29B$671.34M37.037,028Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.4461 of 5 stars$3.78+3.0%$3.95+4.6%-24.5%$1.20B$6.12B-37.8029,000Positive NewsCYHCommunity Health Systems3.9213 of 5 stars$2.96+1.2%$3.58+21.0%-48.7%$414.06M$12.63B-1.9860,000Positive News 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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