Select Medical (SEM) Competitors

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SEM vs. ATAI, BKD, ACHC, USPH, and WOOF

Should you be buying Select Medical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Select Medical include Atai Beckley (ATAI), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), and Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF).

How does Select Medical compare to Atai Beckley?

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

89.5% of Select Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Atai Beckley shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Select Medical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.8% of Atai Beckley shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Select Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Atai Beckley. Atai Beckley 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	$5.45B	0.37	$146.22M	$1.06	15.50
Atai Beckley	$4.09M	360.19	-$660.05M	-$2.30	N/A

Select Medical currently has a consensus target price of $15.63, suggesting a potential downside of 4.93%. Atai Beckley has a consensus target price of $14.63, suggesting a potential upside of 264.26%. Given Atai Beckley's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atai Beckley is more favorable than Select Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Select Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Atai Beckley	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Select Medical has a net margin of 2.42% compared to Atai Beckley's net margin of -16,142.01%. Select Medical's return on equity of 6.62% beat Atai Beckley's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Select Medical	2.42%	6.62%	2.30%
Atai Beckley	-16,142.01%	-87.51%	-63.88%

Select Medical has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atai Beckley has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Select Medical had 6 more articles in the media than Atai Beckley. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Select Medical and 1 mentions for Atai Beckley. Atai Beckley's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Select Medical's score of 0.86 indicating that Atai Beckley is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Select Medical	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Atai Beckley	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Select Medical beats Atai Beckley on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Select Medical compare to Brookdale Senior Living?

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD) and Select Medical (NYSE:SEM) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

89.5% of Select Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Brookdale Senior Living shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Select Medical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Brookdale Senior Living presently has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.52%. Select Medical has a consensus target price of $15.63, suggesting a potential downside of 4.93%. Given Brookdale Senior Living's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Brookdale Senior Living is more favorable than Select Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookdale Senior Living	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Select Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Select Medical has a net margin of 2.42% compared to Brookdale Senior Living's net margin of -6.51%. Select Medical's return on equity of 6.62% beat Brookdale Senior Living's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookdale Senior Living	-6.51%	-678.50%	-2.18%
Select Medical	2.42%	6.62%	2.30%

In the previous week, Brookdale Senior Living had 9 more articles in the media than Select Medical. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Brookdale Senior Living and 7 mentions for Select Medical. Select Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Brookdale Senior Living's score of 0.12 indicating that Select Medical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookdale Senior Living	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Select Medical	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Brookdale Senior Living has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Select Medical has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Select Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Brookdale Senior Living. Brookdale Senior Living 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
Brookdale Senior Living	$3.19B	0.95	-$262.69M	-$0.86	N/A
Select Medical	$5.45B	0.37	$146.22M	$1.06	15.50

Summary

Select Medical beats Brookdale Senior Living on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Select Medical compare to Acadia Healthcare?

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

Select Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare 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
Acadia Healthcare	$3.37B	0.68	-$1.10B	-$12.24	N/A
Select Medical	$5.45B	0.37	$146.22M	$1.06	15.50

89.5% of Select Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Acadia Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Select Medical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Select Medical has a net margin of 2.42% compared to Acadia Healthcare's net margin of -32.84%. Acadia Healthcare's return on equity of 7.09% beat Select Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadia Healthcare	-32.84%	7.09%	3.01%
Select Medical	2.42%	6.62%	2.30%

In the previous week, Acadia Healthcare had 5 more articles in the media than Select Medical. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Acadia Healthcare and 7 mentions for Select Medical. Select Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Acadia Healthcare's score of 0.68 indicating that Select Medical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acadia Healthcare	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Select Medical	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Acadia Healthcare presently has a consensus target price of $26.04, suggesting a potential upside of 4.13%. Select Medical has a consensus target price of $15.63, suggesting a potential downside of 4.93%. Given Acadia Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Select Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Healthcare	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Select Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Select Medical has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Select Medical beats Acadia Healthcare on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Select Medical compare to U.S. Physical Therapy?

U.S. Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) and Select Medical (NYSE:SEM) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

89.5% of Select Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of U.S. Physical Therapy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Select Medical shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

U.S. Physical Therapy presently has a consensus target price of $100.75, indicating a potential upside of 69.60%. Select Medical has a consensus target price of $15.63, indicating a potential downside of 4.93%. Given U.S. Physical Therapy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe U.S. Physical Therapy is more favorable than Select Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. Physical Therapy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Select Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

U.S. Physical Therapy pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Select Medical pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. U.S. Physical Therapy pays out 368.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Select Medical pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. U.S. Physical Therapy has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. U.S. Physical Therapy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Select Medical has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Physical Therapy. Select Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Physical Therapy, 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
U.S. Physical Therapy	$795.49M	1.13	$39.58M	$0.50	118.81
Select Medical	$5.45B	0.37	$146.22M	$1.06	15.50

U.S. Physical Therapy has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Select Medical has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, U.S. Physical Therapy had 9 more articles in the media than Select Medical. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for U.S. Physical Therapy and 7 mentions for Select Medical. Select Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat U.S. Physical Therapy's score of -0.28 indicating that Select Medical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
U.S. Physical Therapy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Select Medical	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

U.S. Physical Therapy has a net margin of 4.36% compared to Select Medical's net margin of 2.42%. U.S. Physical Therapy's return on equity of 8.81% beat Select Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. Physical Therapy	4.36%	8.81%	3.57%
Select Medical	2.42%	6.62%	2.30%

Summary

U.S. Physical Therapy beats Select Medical on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Select Medical compare to Petco Health and Wellness?

Select Medical (NYSE:SEM) and Petco Health and Wellness (NASDAQ:WOOF) are both health care facilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

89.5% of Select Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Select Medical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Petco Health and Wellness shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Select Medical had 6 more articles in the media than Petco Health and Wellness. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Select Medical and 1 mentions for Petco Health and Wellness. Petco Health and Wellness' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Select Medical's score of 0.86 indicating that Petco Health and Wellness is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Select Medical	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Petco Health and Wellness	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Select Medical has a net margin of 2.42% compared to Petco Health and Wellness' net margin of 0.15%. Select Medical's return on equity of 6.62% beat Petco Health and Wellness' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Select Medical	2.42%	6.62%	2.30%
Petco Health and Wellness	0.15%	0.89%	0.20%

Select Medical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Petco Health and Wellness. Select Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petco Health and Wellness, 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	$5.45B	0.37	$146.22M	$1.06	15.50
Petco Health and Wellness	$5.96B	0.14	$9.07M	$0.03	84.73

Select Medical has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petco Health and Wellness has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Select Medical presently has a consensus target price of $15.63, indicating a potential downside of 4.93%. Petco Health and Wellness has a consensus target price of $4.04, indicating a potential upside of 58.80%. Given Petco Health and Wellness' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Petco Health and Wellness is more favorable than Select Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Select Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Petco Health and Wellness	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Select Medical beats Petco Health and Wellness on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Select Medical	MED Industry	Medical Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$2.04B	$49.60B	$6.18B	$22.92B
Dividend Yield	1.52%	1.87%	2.78%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	15.50	22.35	20.71	29.03
Price / Sales	0.37	0.60	527.52	24.74
Price / Cash	7.01	22.51	27.81	19.21
Price / Book	1.01	2.59	9.80	4.66
Net Income	$146.22M	$1.46B	$3.54B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.09%
1 Month Performance	0.37%	17.19%	6.48%	4.17%
1 Year Performance	10.23%	-16.71%	42.26%	29.27%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SEM Select Medical	4.1411 of 5 stars	$16.44 +0.2%	$15.63 -4.9%	+10.1%	$2.04B	$5.45B	15.50	45,300
ATAI Atai Beckley	3.1116 of 5 stars	$4.20 +1.4%	$14.63 +248.2%	+189.9%	$1.54B	$4.09M	N/A	80	Upcoming Earnings
BKD Brookdale Senior Living	2.0256 of 5 stars	$14.04 -2.0%	$16.50 +17.6%	+88.0%	$3.34B	$3.19B	N/A	36,000	Earnings Report
ACHC Acadia Healthcare	1.7033 of 5 stars	$27.69 -0.6%	$26.04 -6.0%	+5.5%	$2.55B	$3.31B	N/A	25,000	Gap Up
USPH U.S. Physical Therapy	4.3346 of 5 stars	$70.89 -1.3%	$101.67 +43.4%	-19.6%	$1.07B	$780.99M	49.92	7,294	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast

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Select Medical (SEM) Competitors

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Select Medical (SEM) Competitors

SEM vs. ATAI, BKD, ACHC, USPH, and WOOF

How does Select Medical compare to Atai Beckley?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SEM or ATAI?

Which has better valuation & earnings, SEM or ATAI?

Do analysts rate SEM or ATAI?

Is SEM or ATAI more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, SEM or ATAI?

Does the media refer more to SEM or ATAI?

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How does Select Medical compare to Brookdale Senior Living?

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

Do analysts prefer BKD or SEM?

Is BKD or SEM more profitable?

Does the media prefer BKD or SEM?

Which has more volatility and risk, BKD or SEM?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BKD or SEM?

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How does Select Medical compare to Acadia Healthcare?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ACHC or SEM?

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

Is ACHC or SEM more profitable?

Does the media prefer ACHC or SEM?

Do analysts prefer ACHC or SEM?

Which has more volatility and risk, ACHC or SEM?

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How does Select Medical compare to U.S. Physical Therapy?

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

Do analysts prefer USPH or SEM?

Is USPH or SEM a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, USPH or SEM?

Which has more risk & volatility, USPH or SEM?

Does the media prefer USPH or SEM?

Is USPH or SEM more profitable?

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How does Select Medical compare to Petco Health and Wellness?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SEM or WOOF?

Does the media favor SEM or WOOF?

Is SEM or WOOF more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SEM or WOOF?

Which has more volatility & risk, SEM or WOOF?

Do analysts rate SEM or WOOF?

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