U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH) Competitors

Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) and U.S. Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Is ACHC or USPH more profitable?

U.S. Physical Therapy has a net margin of 5.05% compared to Acadia Healthcare's net margin of 4.31%. U.S. Physical Therapy's return on equity of 8.78% beat Acadia Healthcare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadia Healthcare	4.31%	8.34%	4.20%
U.S. Physical Therapy	5.05%	8.78%	3.81%

Does the media refer more to ACHC or USPH?

In the previous week, Acadia Healthcare had 5 more articles in the media than U.S. Physical Therapy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Acadia Healthcare and 4 mentions for U.S. Physical Therapy. Acadia Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat U.S. Physical Therapy's score of 1.56 indicating that Acadia Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acadia Healthcare	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
U.S. Physical Therapy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ACHC or USPH?

Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Physical Therapy has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ACHC or USPH?

Acadia Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Physical Therapy. Acadia Healthcare 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
Acadia Healthcare	$3.15B	0.69	$255.61M	$1.51	15.71
U.S. Physical Therapy	$671.34M	1.94	$31.42M	$2.29	37.38

Do analysts recommend ACHC or USPH?

Acadia Healthcare presently has a consensus target price of $40.77, indicating a potential upside of 71.89%. U.S. Physical Therapy has a consensus target price of $110.25, indicating a potential upside of 28.80%. Given Acadia Healthcare's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than U.S. Physical Therapy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Healthcare	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
U.S. Physical Therapy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

U.S. Physical Therapy beats Acadia Healthcare on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.