Select Medical (SEM) Competitors $14.22 +0.08 (+0.59%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.27 +0.05 (+0.32%) As of 07:51 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 SEM vs. ATAI, ACHC, BKD, USPH, WOOF, CYH, HCA, ALC, THC, and EHCShould you be buying Select Medical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Select Medical include atai Life Sciences (ATAI), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Community Health Systems (CYH), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), and Encompass Health (EHC). Select Medical vs. Its Competitors atai Life Sciences Acadia Healthcare Brookdale Senior Living U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Community Health Systems HCA Healthcare Alcon Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI) and Select Medical (NYSE:SEM) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATAI or SEM? 28.4% of atai Life Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Select Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.8% of atai Life Sciences shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Select Medical shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to ATAI or SEM? In the previous week, atai Life Sciences had 3 more articles in the media than Select Medical. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for atai Life Sciences and 1 mentions for Select Medical. atai Life Sciences' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Select Medical's score of 0.86 indicating that atai Life Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment atai Life Sciences 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Select Medical 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate ATAI or SEM? atai Life Sciences presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 152.10%. Select Medical has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 82.79%. Given atai Life Sciences' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe atai Life Sciences is more favorable than Select Medical.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score atai Life Sciences 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50Select Medical 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ATAI or SEM? Select Medical has higher revenue and earnings than atai Life Sciences. atai Life Sciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Select Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratioatai Life Sciences$310K2,307.14-$149.27M-$0.91-3.92Select Medical$5.19B0.35$214.04M$1.3410.61 Is ATAI or SEM more profitable? Select Medical has a net margin of 2.81% compared to atai Life Sciences' net margin of 0.00%. Select Medical's return on equity of 11.04% beat atai Life Sciences' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets atai Life SciencesN/A -102.10% -77.55% Select Medical 2.81%11.04%3.25% Which has more risk and volatility, ATAI or SEM? atai Life Sciences has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Select Medical has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySelect Medical beats atai Life Sciences on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Select Medical News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SEM 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 SEM 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 SEM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSelect MedicalMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.82B$38.28B$5.70B$21.12BDividend Yield1.77%106.97%4.69%3.60%P/E Ratio10.618.5028.0728.44Price / Sales0.351.41448.5760.38Price / Cash5.658.2536.2222.92Price / Book0.932.478.664.69Net Income$214.04M$2.64B$3.25B$995.51M7 Day Performance-1.08%0.12%4.20%1.64%1 Month Performance-4.82%-13.96%10.82%5.92%1 Year Performance-63.05%-38.21%34.70%11.50% Select Medical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SEMSelect Medical5 of 5 stars$14.22+0.6%$26.00+82.8%-63.7%$1.82B$5.19B10.6144,100News CoverageUpcoming EarningsATAIatai Life Sciences3.569 of 5 stars$3.53+9.3%$9.00+155.0%+147.7%$707.19M$1.86M-3.8880Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeACHCAcadia Healthcare4.0524 of 5 stars$21.64-1.3%$47.94+121.6%-67.2%$2.02B$3.16B10.6625,500BKDBrookdale Senior Living2.4024 of 5 stars$7.75+0.5%$7.70-0.6%-5.3%$1.82B$3.13B-7.4536,000USPHU.S. Physical Therapy4.0011 of 5 stars$74.84+1.1%$109.00+45.6%-22.7%$1.14B$671.34M34.337,028News CoverageWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.3087 of 5 stars$3.24-1.8%$3.75+15.7%+15.5%$1.02B$6.08B-13.5029,000Trending NewsCYHCommunity Health Systems4.2705 of 5 stars$3.76+4.6%$4.38+16.5%-33.1%$526.86M$12.63B-1.0260,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHCAHCA Healthcare4.9752 of 5 stars$364.47+0.9%$399.21+9.5%-0.9%$87.68B$71.59B16.21316,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementALCAlcon2.8055 of 5 stars$87.21-0.2%$106.13+21.7%-0.6%$43.01B$9.91B38.7625,599THCTenet Healthcare4.9684 of 5 stars$174.72-0.2%$185.41+6.1%+1.8%$16.23B$20.67B11.5698,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEHCEncompass Health4.9375 of 5 stars$110.04+0.0%$131.50+19.5%+20.5%$11.09B$5.37B22.7440,000Dividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies atai Life Sciences Alternatives Acadia Healthcare Alternatives Brookdale Senior Living Alternatives U.S. Physical Therapy Alternatives Petco Health and Wellness Alternatives Community Health Systems Alternatives HCA Healthcare Alternatives Alcon Alternatives Tenet Healthcare Alternatives Encompass Health Alternatives 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:SEM) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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