Comparing PACS Group (PACS) and Its Competitors

PACS Group (NYSE:PACS) is one of 93 publicly-traded companies in the “Medical Services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare PACS Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PACS Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PACS Group	$3.11 billion	$112.87 million	39.97
PACS Group Competitors	$13.14 billion	$239.88 million	36.38

PACS Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than PACS Group. PACS Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

PACS Group has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PACS Group’s competitors have a beta of 1.49, indicating that their average share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for PACS Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PACS Group	1	1	3	0	2.40
PACS Group Competitors	593	2433	5038	179	2.58

PACS Group currently has a consensus price target of $26.25, indicating a potential upside of 111.86%. As a group, “Medical Services” companies have a potential upside of 358.24%. Given PACS Group’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PACS Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares PACS Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PACS Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
PACS Group Competitors	-785.90%	-50.16%	-11.77%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

58.1% of shares of all “Medical Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of shares of all “Medical Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

PACS Group competitors beat PACS Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

PACS Group Company Profile

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.