National HealthCare (NHC) Competitors $123.43 +1.48 (+1.21%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock NHC vs. RDNT, BTSG, SHC, OPCH, WGS, PRVA, HTFL, VCYT, CON, and SGRYShould you be buying National HealthCare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National HealthCare include RadNet (RDNT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Sotera Health (SHC), Option Care Health (OPCH), GeneDx (WGS), Privia Health Group (PRVA), Heartflow (HTFL), Veracyte (VCYT), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), and Surgery Partners (SGRY). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. National HealthCare vs. Its Competitors RadNet BrightSpring Health Services Sotera Health Option Care Health GeneDx Privia Health Group Heartflow Veracyte Concentra Group Holdings Parent Surgery Partners National HealthCare (NYSE:NHC) and RadNet (NASDAQ:RDNT) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NHC or RDNT? National HealthCare has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RadNet. RadNet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National HealthCare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNational HealthCare$1.46B1.31$66.80M$6.7118.39RadNet$1.83B3.30$2.79M-$0.20-392.20 Is NHC or RDNT more profitable? National HealthCare has a net margin of 10.03% compared to RadNet's net margin of -0.78%. National HealthCare's return on equity of 6.87% beat RadNet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets National HealthCare10.03% 6.87% 4.68% RadNet -0.78%2.41%0.82% Which has more risk & volatility, NHC or RDNT? National HealthCare has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RadNet has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend NHC or RDNT? RadNet has a consensus price target of $76.80, suggesting a potential downside of 2.09%. Given RadNet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RadNet is more favorable than National HealthCare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score National HealthCare 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00RadNet 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NHC or RDNT? 56.4% of National HealthCare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.9% of RadNet shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of National HealthCare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of RadNet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor NHC or RDNT? In the previous week, RadNet had 7 more articles in the media than National HealthCare. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for RadNet and 1 mentions for National HealthCare. National HealthCare's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat RadNet's score of 1.06 indicating that National HealthCare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment National HealthCare 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive RadNet 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryRadNet beats National HealthCare on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get National HealthCare News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NHC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 NHC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNational HealthCareSkilled nursing care facilities IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.91B$991.70M$6.18B$21.96BDividend Yield2.09%2.09%5.70%3.63%P/E Ratio15.4721.7529.4732.72Price / Sales1.310.73588.6888.90Price / Cash15.688.7025.8218.06Price / Book2.082.0812.524.71Net Income$66.80M$35.98M$3.32B$1.02B7 Day Performance3.28%1.64%2.43%0.91%1 Month Performance5.30%2.65%8.79%0.33%1 Year Performance0.97%0.49%62.12%10.85% National HealthCare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NHCNational HealthCareN/A$123.43+1.2%N/A-0.2%$1.91B$1.46B15.4712,400News CoveragePositive NewsRDNTRadNet3.2751 of 5 stars$71.72+1.6%$76.80+7.1%+12.9%$5.43B$1.83B-358.5811,021Positive NewsGap UpBTSGBrightSpring Health Services2.4138 of 5 stars$29.48+3.9%$30.50+3.5%+82.8%$5.02B$11.27B95.1035,000Analyst ForecastSHCSotera Health2.0234 of 5 stars$15.67+2.1%$17.20+9.8%+1.0%$4.36B$1.10B195.903,000OPCHOption Care Health4.7918 of 5 stars$26.67-0.1%$35.11+31.7%-12.2%$4.33B$5.00B21.348,088Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWGSGeneDx2.954 of 5 stars$120.87-0.7%$104.13-13.9%+101.4%$3.50B$305.45M2,417.401,200Analyst ForecastGap UpPRVAPrivia Health Group2.9403 of 5 stars$24.14+0.2%$28.91+19.8%+43.2%$2.96B$1.74B219.471,140Positive NewsHTFLHeartflowN/A$33.22-0.7%$36.60+10.2%N/A$2.79BN/A0.00699Positive NewsVCYTVeracyte3.7628 of 5 stars$34.09-2.0%$40.90+20.0%+4.0%$2.74B$445.76M103.31790Analyst ForecastCONConcentra Group Holdings Parent2.5627 of 5 stars$20.17-0.7%$27.75+37.6%-6.3%$2.60B$1.90B16.9511,250SGRYSurgery Partners3.6958 of 5 stars$19.79+0.3%$31.14+57.4%-37.6%$2.53B$3.11B-13.8415,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RDNT Competitors BTSG Competitors SHC Competitors OPCH Competitors WGS Competitors PRVA Competitors HTFL Competitors VCYT Competitors CON Competitors SGRY 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:NHC) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Musk is on the lineElon Musk says November 6 could "affect the future of the world" Get ready for the biggest pivot in corpora...Altimetry | SponsoredThis dark force is about to change everythingSomething unusual is unfolding inside the Republican Party — from Marjorie Taylor Greene breaking ranks to Ted...Porter & Company | SponsoredNext opportunity for crypto millionsThe floodgates have opened. 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