Critical Analysis: 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

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	1.58	-$21.67 million	($0.14)	-371.64
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	$1.86 billion	1.45	$179.95 million	N/A	N/A

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Acadia Healthcare and Concentra Group Holdings Parent, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadia Healthcare	0	4	6	0	2.60
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	0	1	6	0	2.86

Acadia Healthcare currently has a consensus price target of $86.67, suggesting a potential upside of 66.57%. Concentra Group Holdings Parent has a consensus price target of $28.88, suggesting a potential upside of 35.95%. Given Acadia Healthcare’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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

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.