Select Medical (SEM) Competitors

Select Medical (NYSE:SEM) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SEM or ACHC?

Acadia Healthcare received 228 more outperform votes than Select Medical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.94% of users gave Acadia Healthcare an outperform vote while only 58.23% of users gave Select Medical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Select Medical	Outperform Votes 343 58.23%	Underperform Votes 246 41.77%
Acadia Healthcare	Outperform Votes 571 65.94%	Underperform Votes 295 34.06%

Does the media refer more to SEM or ACHC?

In the previous week, Acadia Healthcare had 23 more articles in the media than Select Medical. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Acadia Healthcare and 5 mentions for Select Medical. Select Medical's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Acadia Healthcare's score of 0.59 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Acadia Healthcare	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SEM or ACHC?

Select Medical has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SEM or ACHC?

Select Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Healthcare. Select Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Healthcare, 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	$5.22B	0.36	$243.49M	$1.34	11.02
Acadia Healthcare	$3.16B	0.69	-$21.67M	$2.03	11.58

Do analysts prefer SEM or ACHC?

Select Medical currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 76.08%. Acadia Healthcare has a consensus price target of $47.94, indicating a potential upside of 103.93%. Given Acadia Healthcare's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Acadia Healthcare 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
Acadia Healthcare	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is SEM or ACHC more profitable?

Acadia Healthcare has a net margin of 8.99% compared to Select Medical's net margin of 3.23%. Select Medical's return on equity of 14.04% beat Acadia Healthcare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Select Medical	3.23%	14.04%	3.32%
Acadia Healthcare	8.99%	11.12%	5.77%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SEM or ACHC?

89.5% of Select Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Select Medical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Acadia Healthcare 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.

Summary

Select Medical and Acadia Healthcare tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.