HCA Healthcare (HCA) Competitors $352.88 +1.91 (+0.54%) Closing price 07/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$353.90 +1.02 (+0.29%) As of 07/23/2025 07:54 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 HCA vs. ACHC, ENSG, CNC, EHC, ELV, SEM, UHS, ALC, THC, and BKDShould you be buying HCA Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HCA Healthcare include Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Centene (CNC), Encompass Health (EHC), Elevance Health (ELV), Select Medical (SEM), Universal Health Services (UHS), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), and Brookdale Senior Living (BKD). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. HCA Healthcare vs. Its Competitors Acadia Healthcare The Ensign Group Centene Encompass Health Elevance Health Select Medical Universal Health Services Alcon Tenet Healthcare Brookdale Senior Living Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) and HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACHC or HCA? 62.7% of HCA Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Acadia Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of HCA Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to ACHC or HCA? In the previous week, HCA Healthcare had 7 more articles in the media than Acadia Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for HCA Healthcare and 15 mentions for Acadia Healthcare. HCA Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Acadia Healthcare's score of 0.13 indicating that HCA Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acadia Healthcare 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral HCA Healthcare 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate ACHC or HCA? Acadia Healthcare presently has a consensus price target of $47.94, suggesting a potential upside of 108.73%. HCA Healthcare has a consensus price target of $399.46, suggesting a potential upside of 13.20%. Given Acadia Healthcare's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than HCA Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acadia Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60HCA Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more risk & volatility, ACHC or HCA? Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HCA Healthcare has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ACHC or HCA more profitable? HCA Healthcare has a net margin of 8.07% compared to Acadia Healthcare's net margin of 5.94%. HCA Healthcare's return on equity of 1,063.91% beat Acadia Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acadia Healthcare5.94% 8.72% 4.46% HCA Healthcare 8.07%1,063.91%10.10% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ACHC or HCA? HCA Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HCA Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcadia Healthcare$3.15B0.67$255.61M$2.0311.32HCA Healthcare$71.59B1.19$5.76B$22.4915.69 SummaryHCA Healthcare beats Acadia Healthcare on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get HCA Healthcare News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HCA 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 HCA 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 HCA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHCA HealthcareMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$84.43B$19.28B$5.58B$20.89BDividend Yield0.79%0.49%4.05%3.62%P/E Ratio15.6925.4928.1527.93Price / Sales1.191.32398.5572.88Price / Cash9.779.3436.1922.61Price / Book161.1334.108.594.70Net Income$5.76B$1.65B$3.24B$993.85M7 Day Performance-2.76%-1.55%3.51%1.99%1 Month Performance-6.91%0.71%10.96%5.85%1 Year Performance2.60%-16.53%35.08%13.36% HCA Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCAHCA Healthcare4.9638 of 5 stars$352.88+0.5%$399.46+13.2%+3.9%$84.43B$71.59B15.69316,000Upcoming EarningsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.2786 of 5 stars$21.66-1.2%$47.94+121.4%-65.0%$2.00B$3.15B10.6925,500Analyst RevisionENSGThe Ensign Group4.8908 of 5 stars$137.04+0.2%$163.50+19.3%+2.4%$7.87B$4.26B25.8939,300CNCCentene4.9669 of 5 stars$27.40-2.0%$55.13+101.2%-54.7%$13.71B$163.07B4.1160,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeEHCEncompass Health4.93 of 5 stars$110.04+0.0%$131.50+19.5%+25.4%$11.08B$5.37B22.7140,000ELVElevance Health4.95 of 5 stars$276.32-0.3%$435.93+57.8%-41.0%$62.38B$177.01B11.79104,200Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSEMSelect Medical5 of 5 stars$14.52+1.0%$26.00+79.1%-61.8%$1.86B$5.19B10.8144,100Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9908 of 5 stars$168.74-0.1%$221.85+31.5%-11.2%$10.95B$15.83B9.4599,000Upcoming EarningsALCAlcon2.8994 of 5 stars$87.21-0.2%$106.13+21.7%+1.4%$43.07B$9.91B38.8125,599THCTenet Healthcare4.96 of 5 stars$175.040.0%$185.41+5.9%+13.7%$16.26B$20.67B11.5898,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBKDBrookdale Senior Living2.4354 of 5 stars$7.75+0.5%$7.70-0.6%-1.2%$1.81B$3.13B-7.4336,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACHC Competitors ENSG Competitors CNC Competitors EHC Competitors ELV Competitors SEM Competitors UHS Competitors ALC Competitors THC Competitors BKD 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:HCA) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredThink you missed gold’s boom? 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