Encompass Health (EHC) Competitors $110.06 -0.30 (-0.27%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$110.04 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 07:20 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, SEM, BKD, 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), Select Medical (SEM), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), 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 Select Medical Brookdale Senior Living 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is EHC or ALC more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 11.28% compared to Encompass Health's net margin of 8.97%. Encompass Health's return on equity of 17.63% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Encompass Health8.97% 17.63% 7.33% Alcon 11.28%6.95%4.92% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Alcon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, EHC or ALC? Encompass Health has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alcon has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend EHC or ALC? Encompass Health presently has a consensus target price of $131.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.48%. Alcon has a consensus target price of $106.13, suggesting a potential upside of 21.47%. Given Alcon's higher probable 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$5.37B2.06$455.70M$4.8422.74Alcon$9.91B4.35$1.02B$2.2538.83 Does the media favor EHC or ALC? In the previous week, Encompass Health had 21 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Encompass Health and 1 mentions for Alcon. Encompass Health's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Alcon's score of 0.30 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alcon 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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$11.12B$3.75B$5.52B$20.73BDividend Yield0.62%1.36%3.80%3.69%P/E Ratio22.7432.4828.0427.57Price / Sales2.0620.65429.5359.01Price / Cash14.6022.5235.8422.13Price / Book3.974.308.124.66Net Income$455.70M$189.47M$3.25B$994.58M7 Day Performance-7.12%0.00%0.97%-0.29%1 Month Performance-8.18%-5.71%7.36%4.91%1 Year Performance29.07%-0.92%31.31%10.53% Encompass Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EHCEncompass Health4.9297 of 5 stars$110.06-0.3%$131.50+19.5%+27.0%$11.12B$5.37B22.7440,000News CoverageALCAlcon2.8397 of 5 stars$86.81-1.1%$106.13+22.2%-3.4%$42.82B$9.91B38.5825,599Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTHCTenet Healthcare4.7097 of 5 stars$172.98+0.9%$183.94+6.3%+31.3%$16.07B$20.52B11.4498,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastUHSUniversal Health Services4.9903 of 5 stars$181.26-1.8%$224.77+24.0%-7.0%$11.78B$15.83B10.1799,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeENSGThe Ensign Group4.9334 of 5 stars$147.57-1.7%$163.50+10.8%+0.2%$8.48B$4.26B27.9039,300Upcoming EarningsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.4081 of 5 stars$23.32-0.2%$47.94+105.6%-66.1%$2.15B$3.15B11.4925,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionSEMSelect Medical5 of 5 stars$14.83-2.0%$26.00+75.3%-62.3%$1.91B$5.19B11.0744,100News CoverageBKDBrookdale Senior Living2.1922 of 5 stars$6.67-2.5%$7.70+15.4%-0.3%$1.56B$3.13B-6.4136,000USPHU.S. Physical Therapy4.0545 of 5 stars$79.23-3.5%$109.00+37.6%-23.2%$1.20B$671.34M36.347,028High Trading VolumeWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.211 of 5 stars$3.11+1.0%$3.75+20.5%-20.4%$980.05M$6.12B-12.9629,000CYHCommunity Health Systems2.9933 of 5 stars$3.34-2.1%$4.17+24.8%-7.1%$468.64M$12.63B-0.9160,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALC Alternatives THC Alternatives UHS Alternatives ENSG Alternatives ACHC Alternatives SEM Alternatives BKD 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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