National HealthCare (NHC) Competitors $114.82 +4.52 (+4.10%) As of 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock NHC vs. RDNT, OPCH, SHC, BTSG, WGS, CON, SGRY, PRVA, HTFL, and VCYTShould you be buying National HealthCare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National HealthCare include RadNet (RDNT), Option Care Health (OPCH), Sotera Health (SHC), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), GeneDx (WGS), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Privia Health Group (PRVA), Heartflow (HTFL), and Veracyte (VCYT). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. National HealthCare vs. Its Competitors RadNet Option Care Health Sotera Health BrightSpring Health Services GeneDx Concentra Group Holdings Parent Surgery Partners Privia Health Group Heartflow Veracyte National HealthCare (NYSE:NHC) and RadNet (NASDAQ:RDNT) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends. Do analysts prefer NHC or RDNT? RadNet has a consensus price target of $71.60, suggesting a potential upside of 2.14%. Given RadNet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Which has more risk and 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 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & 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$1.46B1.22$66.80M$6.7117.11RadNet$1.83B2.95$2.79M-$0.20-350.50 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of RadNet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer NHC or RDNT? In the previous week, RadNet had 18 more articles in the media than National HealthCare. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for RadNet and 4 mentions for National HealthCare. RadNet's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat National HealthCare's score of 0.79 indicating that RadNet is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment National HealthCare 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive RadNet 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% SummaryRadNet beats National HealthCare on 10 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NHC 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 NHC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNational HealthCareSkilled nursing care facilities IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.78B$924.97M$5.76B$20.94BDividend Yield2.38%2.38%4.41%3.58%P/E Ratio14.3921.2131.1029.11Price / Sales1.220.68435.0552.94Price / Cash15.688.7037.7323.54Price / Book1.931.939.535.45Net Income$66.80M$35.98M$3.26B$992.10M7 Day Performance6.81%3.40%2.10%2.61%1 Month Performance20.10%10.05%2.82%1.46%1 Year Performance-14.36%-7.18%30.56%10.72% National HealthCare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NHCNational HealthCareN/A$114.82+4.1%N/A-11.8%$1.78B$1.46B14.3912,400News CoverageRDNTRadNet3.2944 of 5 stars$66.29-1.7%$71.60+8.0%+9.4%$5.19B$1.83B-331.4311,021News CoverageInsider TradeOPCHOption Care Health4.5534 of 5 stars$28.19-0.5%$35.75+26.8%-7.5%$4.60B$5.00B22.558,088News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeGap UpSHCSotera Health1.3795 of 5 stars$15.80+0.4%$16.00+1.3%+8.2%$4.47B$1.10B197.523,000News CoverageBTSGBrightSpring Health Services1.6804 of 5 stars$23.09+2.9%$25.67+11.2%+107.8%$3.98B$11.27B74.4935,000Positive NewsWGSGeneDx2.1879 of 5 stars$125.90-0.4%$101.63-19.3%+278.2%$3.63B$305.45M2,518.001,200Positive NewsInsider TradeCONConcentra Group Holdings Parent2.3377 of 5 stars$22.85-1.7%$28.50+24.8%+2.2%$2.98B$1.90B19.2011,250News CoveragePositive NewsSGRYSurgery Partners2.9965 of 5 stars$22.49-1.4%$33.00+46.7%-17.5%$2.92B$3.24B-15.7315,000News CoveragePRVAPrivia Health Group4.2772 of 5 stars$21.37+0.5%$28.00+31.0%+9.9%$2.61B$1.74B194.291,140News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeHTFLHeartflowN/A$29.97-3.8%N/AN/A$2.53BN/A0.00699VCYTVeracyte2.8334 of 5 stars$30.07-0.5%$40.90+36.0%-0.2%$2.38B$445.76M91.12790News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RDNT Competitors OPCH Competitors SHC Competitors BTSG Competitors WGS Competitors CON Competitors SGRY Competitors PRVA Competitors HTFL Competitors VCYT 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 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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