Head-To-Head Survey: PACS Group (PACS) and Its Peers

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for PACS Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PACS Group	0	2	3	0	2.60
PACS Group Competitors	660	2518	5148	186	2.57

PACS Group currently has a consensus target price of $26.75, suggesting a potential downside of 16.57%. As a group, “Medical Services” companies have a potential upside of 339.60%. Given PACS Group’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PACS Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

PACS Group has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PACS Group’s peers have a beta of 1.53, meaning that their average share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PACS Group	$4.09 billion	$55.76 million	103.42
PACS Group Competitors	$9.91 billion	$239.14 million	18.50

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

58.1% of shares of all “Medical Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of shares of all “Medical Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PACS Group	3.29%	21.39%	3.09%
PACS Group Competitors	-958.96%	-59.17%	-12.34%

Summary

PACS Group peers beat PACS Group on 8 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.