Analyzing Sonida Senior Living (NYSE:SNDA) & Concentra Group Holdings Parent (NYSE:CON)

Sonida Senior Living (NYSE:SNDA) and Concentra Group Holdings Parent (NYSE:CON) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Sonida Senior Living has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concentra Group Holdings Parent has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Sonida Senior Living and Concentra Group Holdings Parent, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sonida Senior Living	2	1	6	0	2.44
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	0	0	8	2	3.20

Sonida Senior Living currently has a consensus target price of $49.50, suggesting a potential upside of 45.94%. Concentra Group Holdings Parent has a consensus target price of $41.29, suggesting a potential upside of 2.41%. Given Sonida Senior Living’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Sonida Senior Living is more favorable than Concentra Group Holdings Parent.

Profitability

This table compares Sonida Senior Living and Concentra Group Holdings Parent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sonida Senior Living	-23.27%	-25.53%	-6.67%
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	8.69%	47.81%	7.04%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.6% of Sonida Senior Living shares are held by institutional investors. 39.3% of Sonida Senior Living shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Concentra Group Holdings Parent shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sonida Senior Living and Concentra Group Holdings Parent”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sonida Senior Living	$525.97 million	3.10	-$70.78 million	($6.19)	-5.48
Concentra Group Holdings Parent	$2.16 billion	2.38	$166.41 million	$1.55	26.01

Concentra Group Holdings Parent has higher revenue and earnings than Sonida Senior Living. Sonida Senior Living is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Concentra Group Holdings Parent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Concentra Group Holdings Parent beats Sonida Senior Living on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sonida Senior Living

Sonida Senior Living, Inc. develops, owns, operates, and manages senior housing communities in the United States. The company provides independent living services, which include daily meals, transportation, social and recreational activities, laundry, housekeeping, and 24-hour staffing; and access to health screenings, periodic special services, and dietary and similar programs, as well as exercise and fitness classes. It also offers assisted living services consist of personal care services, such as assistance with activities of daily living, including ambulation, bathing, dressing, eating, grooming, personal hygiene, and monitoring or assistance with medications; support services, such as meals, assistance with social and recreational activities, laundry, general housekeeping, maintenance, and transportation services; and supplemental services, which include extra transportation, personal maintenance, and extra laundry services, as well as special care services for residents with various forms of dementia. In addition, the company provides memory care services; and home care services through third-party providers. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 75 senior housing communities in 18 states with an aggregate capacity of approximately 9,500 residents, including 60 senior housing communities. The company was formerly known as Capital Senior Living Corporation and changed its name to Sonida Senior Living, Inc. in November 2021. Sonida Senior Living, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is based in Addison, Texas.

About Concentra Group Holdings Parent

Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. provides occupational health services in the United States. The company offers occupational and consumer health services, including workers’ compensation injury care, urgent care, clinical testing, preventative care, and employer services, as well as wellness programs through occupational health centers and onsite clinics. It also provides Concentra Telemed, a telemedicine solution for the treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses, and employer services; pharmacy solution under the Concentra Pharmacy name; and Concentra Medical Compliance Administration, a third-party administrator that helps to manage abuse testing programs for employers with regulated or non-regulated workforces. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. is a subsidiary of Select Medical Corporation.