Encompass Health (EHC) Competitors $117.48 -0.65 (-0.55%) Closing price 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$117.60 +0.12 (+0.10%) As of 04:30 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 Alcon (NYSE:ALC) and Encompass Health (NYSE:EHC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ALC or EHC? 53.9% of Alcon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Encompass Health shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Alcon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Encompass Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ALC or EHC 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 Alcon11.28% 6.95% 4.92% Encompass Health 8.97%17.63%7.33% Do analysts rate ALC or EHC? Alcon currently has a consensus target price of $106.13, indicating a potential upside of 21.91%. Encompass Health has a consensus target price of $127.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.10%. Given Alcon's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Alcon is more favorable than Encompass Health.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) 2.80Encompass Health 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.22 Does the media prefer ALC or EHC? In the previous week, Encompass Health had 2 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Encompass Health and 9 mentions for Alcon. Encompass Health's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Alcon's score of 0.31 indicating that Encompass Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alcon 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Encompass Health 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ALC or EHC? Alcon has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Encompass Health has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ALC or EHC? 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 RatioAlcon$9.91B4.33$1.02B$2.2538.69Encompass Health$5.37B2.20$455.70M$4.8424.27 SummaryEncompass Health beats Alcon on 9 of the 17 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$11.91B$3.87B$5.50B$20.51BDividend Yield0.58%1.31%5.25%3.73%P/E Ratio24.2736.5928.0227.90Price / Sales2.2096.92436.9240.91Price / Cash15.6323.5537.0622.25Price / Book4.244.378.124.59Net Income$455.70M$189.47M$3.16B$982.91M7 Day Performance-1.21%-1.18%4.40%0.74%1 Month Performance-2.40%-5.89%4.09%3.94%1 Year Performance39.91%7.93%34.53%14.82% Encompass Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EHCEncompass Health4.8773 of 5 stars$117.48-0.6%$127.00+8.1%+40.6%$11.91B$5.37B24.2740,000Positive NewsALCAlcon2.0156 of 5 stars$88.30+0.6%$106.13+20.2%-2.8%$43.55B$9.91B39.2425,200Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionTHCTenet Healthcare4.5866 of 5 stars$176.12+1.4%$183.94+4.4%+33.4%$16.36B$20.67B11.6598,000UHSUniversal Health Services4.9862 of 5 stars$181.50+1.9%$224.77+23.8%+1.0%$11.80B$15.83B10.1999,000Positive NewsENSGThe Ensign Group4.8766 of 5 stars$154.26+0.6%$163.50+6.0%+16.6%$8.87B$4.26B29.1639,300Insider TradeACHCAcadia Healthcare4.6641 of 5 stars$22.69+3.6%$47.94+111.3%-63.3%$2.09B$3.15B11.1825,500High Trading VolumeSEMSelect Medical5 of 5 stars$15.19-0.5%$26.00+71.2%-58.6%$1.95B$5.19B11.3444,100Positive NewsBKDBrookdale Senior Living3.0302 of 5 stars$6.95+0.7%$7.70+10.8%-3.6%$1.63B$3.13B-6.6836,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.5951 of 5 stars$78.31-0.9%$109.00+39.2%-16.7%$1.19B$699.46M35.927,028News CoverageWOOFPetco Health and Wellness2.2397 of 5 stars$2.83flat$3.75+32.4%-7.3%$891.82M$6.12B-11.7929,000Trending NewsCYHCommunity Health Systems2.9338 of 5 stars$3.41+0.6%$4.17+22.2%+8.1%$478.46M$12.63B-0.9360,000News Coverage 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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