HCA Healthcare (HCA) Competitors $348.11 +5.07 (+1.48%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$348.09 -0.02 (-0.01%) As of 05/2/2025 06:41 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. ALC, THC, EHC, UHS, ENSG, SEM, ACHC, BKD, USPH, and WOOFShould you be buying HCA Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HCA Healthcare include Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), Universal Health Services (UHS), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Select Medical (SEM), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), and Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. HCA Healthcare vs. Alcon Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health Universal Health Services The Ensign Group Select Medical Acadia Healthcare Brookdale Senior Living U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) and Alcon (NYSE:ALC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HCA or ALC? HCA Healthcare received 1031 more outperform votes than Alcon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.22% of users gave HCA Healthcare an outperform vote while only 63.64% of users gave Alcon an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHCA HealthcareOutperform Votes123477.22% Underperform Votes36422.78% AlconOutperform Votes20363.64% Underperform Votes11636.36% Which has more volatility & risk, HCA or ALC? HCA Healthcare has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more 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. Do insiders and institutionals believe in HCA or ALC? 62.7% of HCA Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Alcon shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of HCA Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Alcon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is HCA or ALC a better dividend stock? HCA Healthcare pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Alcon pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. HCA Healthcare pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alcon pays out 12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Is HCA or ALC more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 11.89% compared to HCA Healthcare's net margin of 8.16%. HCA Healthcare's return on equity of 586.47% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HCA Healthcare8.16% 586.47% 9.93% Alcon 11.89%7.17%5.03% Which has higher earnings and valuation, HCA or ALC? HCA Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Alcon. HCA Healthcare 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 RatioHCA Healthcare$71.59B1.20$5.76B$22.4915.48Alcon$9.91B4.90$974M$2.0548.00 Do analysts recommend HCA or ALC? HCA Healthcare currently has a consensus price target of $381.13, suggesting a potential upside of 9.49%. Alcon has a consensus price target of $106.22, suggesting a potential upside of 7.96%. Given HCA Healthcare's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe HCA Healthcare is more favorable than Alcon.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HCA Healthcare 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Does the media refer more to HCA or ALC? In the previous week, HCA Healthcare had 44 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for HCA Healthcare and 3 mentions for Alcon. HCA Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Alcon's score of -0.22 indicating that HCA Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HCA Healthcare 27 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alcon 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryHCA Healthcare beats Alcon on 15 of the 21 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 HealthcareGeneral medical & surgical hospitals IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$85.71B$12.93B$5.55B$19.19BDividend Yield0.85%0.66%5.09%4.00%P/E Ratio15.845.5122.6933.46Price / Sales1.200.57404.2829.18Price / Cash8.956.8638.1817.52Price / Book156.1032.376.794.55Net Income$5.76B$1.20B$3.22B$1.02B7 Day Performance6.23%5.95%3.33%2.26%1 Month Performance-0.26%1.95%6.89%2.90%1 Year Performance13.14%7.97%16.09%4.63% HCA Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCAHCA Healthcare4.5196 of 5 stars$348.11+1.5%$381.13+9.5%+12.7%$85.71B$71.59B15.84294,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionALCAlcon2.1194 of 5 stars$95.00+0.1%$106.22+11.8%+25.4%$46.88B$9.91B40.6225,200Short Interest ↑Gap UpTHCTenet Healthcare4.9053 of 5 stars$122.64+0.4%$165.44+34.9%+24.6%$11.57B$20.67B3.81102,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsEHCEncompass Health4.4197 of 5 stars$114.45+1.0%$118.00+3.1%+39.9%$11.51B$5.37B25.6435,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9993 of 5 stars$172.62+0.5%$224.92+30.3%+5.3%$11.24B$15.83B11.4993,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsENSGThe Ensign Group4.6857 of 5 stars$126.36+0.3%$165.17+30.7%+13.5%$7.27B$4.26B24.7029,900Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageSEMSelect Medical4.9835 of 5 stars$17.92+3.3%$26.80+49.5%-50.0%$2.31B$5.19B10.8653,800Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeBuyback AnnouncementNews CoverageGap DownACHCAcadia Healthcare4.7155 of 5 stars$21.93-1.0%$50.39+129.8%-65.1%$2.02B$3.15B7.1923,000BKDBrookdale Senior Living3.8987 of 5 stars$6.37+1.0%$7.50+17.8%-8.3%$1.27B$3.13B-7.1536,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.56 of 5 stars$70.510.0%$109.00+54.6%-30.1%$1.07B$671.35M74.986,140Upcoming EarningsWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.7366 of 5 stars$3.15+1.8%$4.11+30.6%+94.9%$991.07M$6.12B-7.8628,500News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALC Competitors THC Competitors EHC Competitors UHS Competitors ENSG Competitors SEM Competitors ACHC Competitors BKD Competitors USPH Competitors WOOF 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 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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