U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH) Competitors $78.47 -1.68 (-2.10%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.47 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USPH vs. ACHC, BKD, SEM, WOOF, CYH, HCA, ALC, THC, EHC, and UHSShould you be buying U.S. Physical Therapy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of U.S. Physical Therapy include Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Select Medical (SEM), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Community Health Systems (CYH), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), and Universal Health Services (UHS). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. U.S. Physical Therapy vs. Its Competitors Acadia Healthcare Brookdale Senior Living Select Medical Petco Health and Wellness Community Health Systems HCA Healthcare Alcon Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health Universal Health Services U.S. Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has higher valuation and earnings, USPH or ACHC? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioU.S. Physical Therapy$671.34M1.78$31.42M$2.2934.27Acadia Healthcare$3.15B0.65$255.61M$1.5114.67 Do analysts recommend USPH or ACHC? U.S. Physical Therapy currently has a consensus price target of $110.25, indicating a potential upside of 40.50%. Acadia Healthcare has a consensus price target of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 76.11%. 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 U.S. Physical Therapy 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Acadia Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 Does the media prefer USPH or ACHC? In the previous week, U.S. Physical Therapy had 5 more articles in the media than Acadia Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for U.S. Physical Therapy and 4 mentions for Acadia Healthcare. U.S. Physical Therapy's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Acadia Healthcare's score of 0.90 indicating that U.S. Physical Therapy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment U.S. Physical Therapy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Acadia Healthcare 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, USPH or ACHC? U.S. Physical Therapy has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is USPH or ACHC 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 U.S. Physical Therapy5.05% 8.78% 3.81% Acadia Healthcare 4.31%8.34%4.20% SummaryU.S. Physical Therapy beats Acadia Healthcare on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get U.S. Physical Therapy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for USPH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart USPH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricU.S. Physical TherapyMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.19B$5.52B$5.76B$21.55BDividend Yield2.28%1.29%5.74%3.50%P/E Ratio34.2727.7576.5229.98Price / Sales1.78182.23496.6979.17Price / Cash22.7427.1537.1724.62Price / Book2.424.6313.714.59Net Income$31.42M$197.60M$3.29B$999.97M7 Day Performance-2.71%-0.73%0.92%0.89%1 Month Performance-7.61%1.79%6.19%5.35%1 Year Performance-7.71%15.42%81.04%14.33% U.S. Physical Therapy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USPHU.S. Physical Therapy4.4013 of 5 stars$78.47-2.1%$110.25+40.5%-4.9%$1.19B$671.34M34.277,028News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastACHCAcadia Healthcare4.52 of 5 stars$21.42-1.4%$39.00+82.1%-71.7%$2.01B$3.15B14.1925,500BKDBrookdale Senior Living2.6334 of 5 stars$7.49-0.3%$7.80+4.2%+18.8%$1.76B$3.13B-7.1336,000SEMSelect Medical4.9986 of 5 stars$12.25-2.1%$19.20+56.7%-64.1%$1.55B$5.19B11.5644,100WOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.267 of 5 stars$3.47+0.3%$3.95+13.9%-24.5%$1.10B$6.12B-34.7029,000CYHCommunity Health Systems3.926 of 5 stars$2.94-0.2%$3.58+21.8%-46.2%$411.95M$12.65B-1.9760,000Positive NewsHCAHCA Healthcare4.5626 of 5 stars$403.40-0.4%$403.17-0.1%+0.3%$94.80B$70.60B16.96316,000Trending NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastALCAlcon3.9869 of 5 stars$77.39-1.1%$96.06+24.1%-19.5%$38.62B$9.91B36.0025,599THCTenet Healthcare4.7539 of 5 stars$186.54-3.3%$195.50+4.8%+18.2%$17.04B$20.67B11.9498,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEHCEncompass Health4.811 of 5 stars$124.62-1.1%$137.71+10.5%+35.5%$12.70B$5.37B24.3940,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑UHSUniversal Health Services4.8801 of 5 stars$189.65-1.1%$214.77+13.2%-19.8%$12.20B$15.83B9.9999,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acadia Healthcare Competitors Brookdale Senior Living Competitors Select Medical Competitors Petco Health and Wellness Competitors Community Health Systems Competitors HCA Healthcare Competitors Alcon Competitors Tenet Healthcare Competitors Encompass Health Competitors Universal Health Services Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:USPH) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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