Concentra Group Holdings Parent (NYSE:CON – Get Free Report) and AdaptHealth (NASDAQ:AHCO – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
Concentra Group Holdings Parent has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AdaptHealth has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Concentra Group Holdings Parent and AdaptHealth’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Concentra Group Holdings Parent | 9.26% | 48.11% | 7.49% |
| AdaptHealth | -12.90% | -0.27% | -0.09% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Concentra Group Holdings Parent and AdaptHealth”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Concentra Group Holdings Parent | $2.16 billion | 2.56 | $166.41 million | $1.69 | 25.72 |
| AdaptHealth | $3.24 billion | 0.33 | -$70.79 million | ($3.00) | -2.60 |
Concentra Group Holdings Parent has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AdaptHealth. AdaptHealth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Concentra Group Holdings Parent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Concentra Group Holdings Parent and AdaptHealth, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Concentra Group Holdings Parent | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3.10 |
| AdaptHealth | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.67 |
Concentra Group Holdings Parent currently has a consensus price target of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.21%. AdaptHealth has a consensus price target of $9.43, suggesting a potential upside of 20.88%. Given AdaptHealth’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AdaptHealth is more favorable than Concentra Group Holdings Parent.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
82.7% of AdaptHealth shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Concentra Group Holdings Parent shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of AdaptHealth shares are owned by 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.
Summary
Concentra Group Holdings Parent beats AdaptHealth on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Concentra Group Holdings Parent
Concentra Group Holdings Parent Inc. provides occupational health services to employers and their workforces in the United States. Its services include workplace injury care, occupational medicine, urgent care, physical therapy and employee health programs. The company delivers care through occupational health centers, employer-site clinics and virtual services. Its offerings also support employers with services such as workplace health assessments and workers’ compensation-related care. Concentra traces its origins to 1979 and became part of Select Medical in 2015.
About AdaptHealth
AdaptHealth provides home medical equipment, supplies and related services to patients managing chronic conditions and recovering from illness or injury. Its offerings include oxygen and other respiratory equipment, sleep-therapy devices such as CPAP machines, and diabetes supplies, including continuous glucose monitoring products. The company also provides equipment and support for other care needs at home, working with patients, clinicians, hospitals and health plans to help coordinate access to prescribed products and services.
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