Head to head
Encompass Health vs HCA Healthcare
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: EHC · HCA
EHC
Encompass Health
122.48-1.77%
1-year price shape — -2% over the period
Quant Rating C · 38/100
vs
HCA
HCA Healthcare
439.17+1.61%
1-year price shape — +1% over the period
Quant Rating D · 41/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
HCA Healthcare edges it on the scoreable measures. HCA Healthcare has the highest Quant Rating (41); HCA Healthcare has done best over the past year (+1%); HCA Healthcare trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| EHC | HCA | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Medical Care Facilities | -- |
| Last price | 122.48 | 439.17 |
| Change today | -1.77% | +1.61% |
| 1-year return | -1.6% | +0.9% |
| Market cap | $12.08B | $95.08B |
| 52-week range | 92.25 – 127.28 | 353.34 – 553.56 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 19.95 | 14.73 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 39th | 55th |
| P/B | 4.65 | -14.32 |
| Dividend yield | 0.62% | 0.68% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 5.54 | 28.33 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $546.54M | $6.13B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $6.21B | $78.01B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.6% | +8.7% |
| Gross margin | 95.8% | 42.6% |
| Operating margin | 18.0% | 15.5% |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 8.8% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $413.40M | $6.00B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 99.3% | 94.6% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 31 buy / 19 sell | 22 buy / 23 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 3.0% | 3.0% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (10) | 64% buy / 32% hold / 5% sell (22) |
| Analyst price target | $147 (+20%) | $457 (+4%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (38) | D (41) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 42,300 | 320,000 |
| Founded | 1984 | 1968 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.