Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC – Get Free Report) and BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSGU – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Tenet Healthcare and BrightSpring Health Services”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tenet Healthcare | $21.31 billion | 1.01 | $1.41 billion | $25.93 | 10.28 |
| BrightSpring Health Services | $14.37 billion | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Tenet Healthcare and BrightSpring Health Services, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tenet Healthcare | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3.00 |
| BrightSpring Health Services | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Tenet Healthcare currently has a consensus price target of $273.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.40%. Given Tenet Healthcare’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tenet Healthcare is more favorable than BrightSpring Health Services.
Profitability
This table compares Tenet Healthcare and BrightSpring Health Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tenet Healthcare | 10.27% | 26.76% | 5.55% |
| BrightSpring Health Services | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
95.4% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Tenet Healthcare beats BrightSpring Health Services on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tenet Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare Corporation operates as a diversified healthcare services company in the United States. The company operates through two segments: Hospital Operations and Services, and Ambulatory Care. Its general hospitals offer acute care services, operating and recovery rooms, radiology and respiratory therapy services, clinical laboratories, and pharmacies. The company also provides intensive and critical care, and/or coronary care units; cardiovascular, digestive disease, neurosciences, musculoskeletal, and obstetrics services; outpatient services, including physical therapy; tertiary care services, such as cardiothoracic surgery, complex spinal surgery, neonatal intensive care, and neurosurgery services; quaternary care services in heart and kidney transplants; and limb salvaging vascular procedure, acute level 1 trauma, intravascular stroke care, minimally invasive cardiac valve replacement, imaging, surgical robotic, and telemedicine access services. In addition, it offers a range of procedures and services, such as orthopedics, total joint replacement, and spinal and other musculoskeletal procedures; gastroenterology; pain management; otolaryngology; ophthalmology; and urology. It operates hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, surgical hospitals, off-campus emergency departments, and micro-hospitals. Tenet Healthcare Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
About BrightSpring Health Services
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. operates a home and community-based healthcare services platform in the United States. The company's platform focuses on delivering pharmacy and provider services, including clinical and supportive care in home and community settings to Medicare, Medicaid, and insured populations. It serves patients through clinical providers and pharmacists. BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. was formerly known as Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. and changed its name to BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. in May 2021. The company was founded in 1974 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.
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