Comparing Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) and Concentra Group Holdings Parent (NYSE:CON)

Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) and Concentra Group Holdings Parent (NYSE:CON) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Acadia Healthcare and Concentra Group Holdings Parent, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Healthcare	0	3	6	0	2.67
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	0	0	7	0	3.00

Acadia Healthcare currently has a consensus target price of $87.44, indicating a potential upside of 38.19%. Concentra Group Holdings Parent has a consensus target price of $29.69, indicating a potential upside of 32.42%. Given Acadia Healthcare’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Concentra Group Holdings Parent.

Profitability

This table compares Acadia Healthcare and Concentra Group Holdings Parent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadia Healthcare	-0.17%	11.42%	5.90%
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Acadia Healthcare and Concentra Group Holdings Parent”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadia Healthcare	$3.06 billion	1.92	-$21.67 million	($0.14)	-452.00
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	$1.86 billion	1.53	N/A	N/A	N/A

Concentra Group Holdings Parent has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Acadia Healthcare.

Summary

Acadia Healthcare beats Concentra Group Holdings Parent on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Acadia Healthcare

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. provides behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company develops and operates acute inpatient psychiatric facilities, specialty treatment facilities comprising residential recovery facilities and eating disorder facilities, comprehensive treatment centers, and residential treatment centers, as well as facilities offering outpatient behavioral healthcare services for the behavioral healthcare and recovery needs of communities. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.

About Concentra Group Holdings Parent

Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. provides occupational health services in the United States. The company offers occupational and consumer health services, including workers’ compensation injury care, urgent care, clinical testing, preventative care, and employer services, as well as wellness programs through occupational health centers and onsite clinics. It also provides Concentra Telemed, a telemedicine solution for the treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses, and employer services; pharmacy solution under the Concentra Pharmacy name; and Concentra Medical Compliance Administration, a third-party administrator that helps to manage abuse testing programs for employers with regulated or non-regulated workforces. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. is a subsidiary of Select Medical Corporation.