ATI Physical Therapy (NYSE:ATIP – Get Free Report) and Orpea (OTCMKTS:ORPEF – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for ATI Physical Therapy and Orpea, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ATI Physical Therapy | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Orpea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
ATI Physical Therapy presently has a consensus target price of $72.50, indicating a potential upside of 760.02%. Given ATI Physical Therapy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ATI Physical Therapy is more favorable than Orpea.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ATI Physical Therapy | $635.67 million | 0.06 | -$492.38 million | ($81.74) | -0.10 |
| Orpea | N/A | N/A | N/A | $1.83 | 1.04 |
Orpea has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ATI Physical Therapy. ATI Physical Therapy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orpea, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
25.0% of Orpea shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of ATI Physical Therapy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares ATI Physical Therapy and Orpea’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ATI Physical Therapy | -40.75% | -184.00% | -6.35% |
| Orpea | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Orpea beats ATI Physical Therapy on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ATI Physical Therapy
ATI Physical Therapy, Inc. operates as an outpatient physical therapy provider that specializes in outpatient rehabilitation and adjacent healthcare services in the United States. It offers a range of services to its patients, including physical therapy to treat spine, shoulder, knee, and neck injuries or pain; work conditioning and work hardening; and hand therapy, aquatic therapy, functional capacity assessment, and wellness programs. It also provides ATI worksite solutions comprising injury prevention programs, work-related injury assessment services, wellness offerings, and consultations for employers; proprietary electronic medical records (EMR) integration, caseload management, and continuing education in progressive therapies; and sports medicine, including onsite sports physical therapy, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, immediate and emergency care, nutrition programs, and concussion management services. The company offers outpatient physical therapy services under the ATI Physical Therapy name. ATI Physical Therapy, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
About Orpea
ORPEA SA operates nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, post-acute and rehabilitation hospitals, and psychiatric hospitals. Its nursing home facilities provide personalized support services; and logistical and residential services, including accommodation, meals, and laundry and room cleaning, as well as various daily event, entertainment, and therapeutic workshop services. The company's post-acute and rehabilitation hospitals offer services for geriatrics, musculoskeletal, nervous system, cardiovascular, hematology, and oncology conditions, as well as patients in a persistent vegetative state or in a minimally conscious state. Its psychiatric hospitals provide services for the patients with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, addictions, eating disorders, sleep disorders, personality disorders, ageing-related psychiatric disorders, psychosis, over exhaustion or burn-out, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, psychosomatic conditions, and post-traumatic stress disorder conditions, as well as geriatric, child, young adult, parent-child, and public/private patients psychiatry services. In addition, the company offers home care services, including housekeeping services, such as cleaning, meals, ironing, gardening, and household errands; daily life assistance services comprising day or night supervision, assistance with hygiene tasks, and meal-time assistance; and movement assistance services. The company operates in France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal, Brazil, Russia, Slovenia, Uruguay, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Latvia, Croatia, and China. ORPEA SA was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Puteaux, France.
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