THC vs. ALC, EHC, UHS, ENSG, ACHC, BKD, SEM, USPH, WOOF, and CYH
Should you be buying Tenet Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tenet Healthcare include Alcon (ALC), Encompass Health (EHC), Universal Health Services (UHS), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), and Community Health Systems (CYH). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry.
Tenet Healthcare vs. Its Competitors
Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) and Alcon (NYSE:ALC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
95.4% of Tenet Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Alcon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Tenet Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Alcon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Tenet Healthcare had 19 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Tenet Healthcare and 5 mentions for Alcon. Tenet Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Alcon's score of 0.00 indicating that Tenet Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Alcon has a net margin of 10.70% compared to Tenet Healthcare's net margin of 7.17%. Tenet Healthcare's return on equity of 24.69% beat Alcon's return on equity.
Tenet Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Alcon. Tenet Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alcon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alcon has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Tenet Healthcare presently has a consensus price target of $195.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.56%. Alcon has a consensus price target of $96.06, indicating a potential upside of 22.58%. Given Alcon's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alcon is more favorable than Tenet Healthcare.
Summary
Tenet Healthcare beats Alcon on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:THC) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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