Select Medical (SEM) Competitors

Select Medical (NYSE:SEM) and atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is SEM or ATAI more profitable?

Select Medical has a net margin of 2.37% compared to atai Life Sciences' net margin of 0.00%. Select Medical's return on equity of 8.87% beat atai Life Sciences' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Select Medical	2.37%	8.87%	2.93%
atai Life Sciences	N/A	-102.10%	-77.55%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SEM or ATAI?

89.5% of Select Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of atai Life Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Select Medical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.8% of atai Life Sciences shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SEM or ATAI?

Select Medical has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, atai Life Sciences has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SEM or ATAI?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Select Medical	$5.19B	0.30	$214.04M	$1.06	11.92
atai Life Sciences	$1.86M	418.20	-$149.27M	-$0.91	-4.27

Does the media prefer SEM or ATAI?

In the previous week, atai Life Sciences had 2 more articles in the media than Select Medical. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for atai Life Sciences and 4 mentions for Select Medical. Select Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat atai Life Sciences' score of -0.04 indicating that Select Medical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Select Medical	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
atai Life Sciences	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate SEM or ATAI?

Select Medical presently has a consensus price target of $24.60, indicating a potential upside of 94.68%. atai Life Sciences has a consensus price target of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 189.28%. Given atai Life Sciences' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe atai Life Sciences is more favorable than Select Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Select Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
atai Life Sciences	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40

Summary

Select Medical beats atai Life Sciences on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.