PACS Group (NYSE:PACS) and Amplifon (OTCMKTS:AMFPF) Head to Head Analysis

PACS Group (NYSE:PACS) and Amplifon (OTCMKTS:AMFPF) are both mid-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for PACS Group and Amplifon, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PACS Group	0	2	5	0	2.71
Amplifon	0	2	3	0	2.60

PACS Group presently has a consensus target price of $58.80, indicating a potential upside of 25.29%. Given PACS Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe PACS Group is more favorable than Amplifon.

Profitability

This table compares PACS Group and Amplifon’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PACS Group	4.85%	29.55%	5.23%
Amplifon	3.01%	15.03%	4.29%

Volatility & Risk

PACS Group has a beta of -0.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amplifon has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PACS Group and Amplifon”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PACS Group	$5.29 billion	1.40	$191.54 million	$1.72	27.28
Amplifon	$2.71 billion	0.91	$103.33 million	$0.37	30.30

PACS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Amplifon. PACS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amplifon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

PACS Group beats Amplifon on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PACS Group

PACS Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities in the United States. The company also provides senior care and independent facilities. It engages in the acquisition, ownership, and leasing of health care-related properties. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Farmington, Utah.

About Amplifon

Amplifon S.p.A. engages in the distribution of hearing solutions and the fitting of customized products that help people rediscover various emotions of sound in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers Ampli-easy, Ampli-connect, Ampli-energy, and Ampli-mini hearing devices. It also operates Ampli-care, a platform to deliver audiological care experience; and Amplifon App to manage the device functions in real-time directly from smartphone. Amplifon S.p.A. was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. Amplifon S.p.A.