National HealthCare (NHC) Competitors $124.45 -0.06 (-0.05%) (As of 09/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends NHC vs. PACS, OPCH, SHC, SGRY, HIMS, GH, CON, VCYT, LFST, and BTSGShould you be buying National HealthCare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National HealthCare include PACS Group (PACS), Option Care Health (OPCH), Sotera Health (SHC), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Guardant Health (GH), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Veracyte (VCYT), LifeStance Health Group (LFST), and BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. National HealthCare vs. PACS Group Option Care Health Sotera Health Surgery Partners Hims & Hers Health Guardant Health Concentra Group Holdings Parent Veracyte LifeStance Health Group BrightSpring Health Services National HealthCare (NYSE:NHC) and PACS Group (NYSE:PACS) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer NHC or PACS? In the previous week, PACS Group had 25 more articles in the media than National HealthCare. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for PACS Group and 2 mentions for National HealthCare. PACS Group's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat National HealthCare's score of 0.23 indicating that PACS Group is being referred to more favorably in the news 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) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral PACS Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate NHC or PACS? PACS Group has a consensus target price of $37.57, suggesting a potential downside of 7.80%. Given PACS Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PACS Group 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) N/APACS Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor NHC or PACS? PACS Group received 17 more outperform votes than National HealthCare when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNational HealthCareN/AN/APACS GroupOutperform Votes17100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Which has higher valuation and earnings, NHC or PACS? PACS Group has higher revenue and earnings than National HealthCare. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNational HealthCare$1.18B1.63$66.80M$5.2623.66PACS Group$3.11B2.00$112.87MN/AN/A Is NHC or PACS more profitable? National HealthCare has a net margin of 7.74% compared to PACS Group's net margin of 0.00%. National HealthCare's return on equity of 6.39% beat PACS Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets National HealthCare7.74% 6.39% 4.47% PACS Group N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in NHC or PACS? 56.4% of National HealthCare shares are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of National HealthCare shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryPACS Group beats National HealthCare on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad InvestorPlace“A very dark day is coming to America”Wall Street Legend on Economy: "If you knew what I know, you'd be terrified too." Something huge is headed to America's shores – and it scares the hell out of Wall St. legend Louis Navellier. When it makes landfall, its impact will be more violent and more severe than any financial crisis we've ever seen… "No matter how prepared you think you are, you aren't prepared enough," he warns.Click here to see his official warning. 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 are MarkeBeat Followers?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$1.92B$4.21B$5.59B$18.98BDividend Yield1.98%1.07%4.31%3.55%P/E Ratio23.6618.43135.8226.47Price / Sales1.631.491,548.0715.64Price / Cash19.8815.9338.0219.84Price / Book2.093.924.835.09Net Income$66.80M$98.56M$112.98M$981.59M7 Day Performance0.47%1.75%5.65%4.07%1 Month Performance-2.15%2.63%9.52%3.77%1 Year PerformanceN/A31.75%17.75%18.11% National HealthCare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PACSPACS Group2.5071 of 5 stars2.51 / 5 stars$40.75-0.5%$37.57-7.8%N/A$6.21B$3.11B0.0032,433OPCHOption Care Health4.9233 of 5 stars4.92 / 5 stars$31.26-1.5%$39.50+26.4%-10.3%$5.43B$4.59B20.577,802Positive NewsSHCSotera Health2.5844 of 5 stars2.58 / 5 stars$16.66-1.5%$15.70-5.8%+7.1%$4.72B$1.05B87.693,000SGRYSurgery Partners4.1142 of 5 stars4.11 / 5 stars$31.38-1.5%$39.86+27.0%+0.5%$3.99B$2.89B42.2013,500Positive NewsHIMSHims & Hers Health3.3392 of 5 stars3.34 / 5 stars$16.10-1.1%$19.86+23.3%+155.2%$3.46B$1.07B-1,610.001,046GHGuardant Health4.4258 of 5 stars4.43 / 5 stars$25.09-1.1%$39.31+56.7%-15.0%$3.07B$643.81M-6.401,779Short Interest ↑CONConcentra Group Holdings Parent0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars$23.21-0.6%$29.69+27.9%N/A$2.94B$1.86B0.00N/APositive NewsVCYTVeracyte3.8748 of 5 stars3.87 / 5 stars$34.32+2.1%$31.25-8.9%+37.0%$2.62B$399.58M-36.51790Gap UpLFSTLifeStance Health Group1.638 of 5 stars1.64 / 5 stars$6.83-0.3%$8.25+20.8%-2.6%$2.61B$1.16B-14.239,325Positive NewsBTSGBrightSpring Health Services1.6247 of 5 stars1.62 / 5 stars$14.64+5.2%$15.32+4.6%N/A$2.51B$9.94B0.0035,000Short Interest ↓High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies: PACS Competitors OPCH Competitors SHC Competitors SGRY Competitors HIMS Competitors GH Competitors CON Competitors VCYT Competitors LFST Competitors BTSG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:NHC) was last updated on 9/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis diversified cannabis pioneer could make huge moves soonThe cannabis industry seems deeply saturated, so how do you know where to best invest your money? 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