PACS Group (NYSE:PACS) & BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSG) Head-To-Head Survey

BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSG) and PACS Group (NYSE:PACS) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

BrightSpring Health Services has a beta of 2.41, meaning that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PACS Group has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares BrightSpring Health Services and PACS Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrightSpring Health Services	1.04%	11.61%	3.37%
PACS Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BrightSpring Health Services and PACS Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BrightSpring Health Services	$11.27 billion	0.53	-$18.06 million	$0.61	54.33
PACS Group	$3.11 billion	0.60	$112.87 million	$0.31	39.78

PACS Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BrightSpring Health Services. PACS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BrightSpring Health Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for BrightSpring Health Services and PACS Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightSpring Health Services	0	1	11	1	3.00
PACS Group	1	1	3	0	2.40

BrightSpring Health Services presently has a consensus target price of $34.70, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. PACS Group has a consensus target price of $26.25, suggesting a potential upside of 112.84%. Given PACS Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PACS Group is more favorable than BrightSpring Health Services.

Summary

BrightSpring Health Services beats PACS Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. The company was formerly known as Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. and changed its name to BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. in May 2021. BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

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.