Reviewing PACS Group (PACS) & The Competition

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for PACS Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PACS Group	1	1	3	0	2.40
PACS Group Competitors	640	2502	5135	184	2.57

PACS Group presently has a consensus target price of $26.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.11%. As a group, “Medical Services” companies have a potential upside of 362.34%. Given PACS Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PACS Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PACS Group	$4.09 billion	$112.87 million	83.69
PACS Group Competitors	$9.91 billion	$239.88 million	13.57

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.

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%	N/A	N/A
PACS Group Competitors	-974.48%	-66.47%	-17.52%

Volatility and Risk

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

Insider & 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.

Summary

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

About PACS Group

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.