Contrasting Option Care Health (OPCH) & Its Peers

Option Care Health (NASDAQ:OPCH) is one of 233 publicly-traded companies in the “Healthcare Providers & Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Option Care Health to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Option Care Health and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Option Care Health	0	14	2	0	2.12
Option Care Health Competitors	1873	7748	13380	829	2.55

Option Care Health presently has a consensus target price of $29.48, suggesting a potential downside of 6.91%. As a group, “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies have a potential upside of 13.60%. Given Option Care Health’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Option Care Health has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.0% of Option Care Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of shares of all “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Option Care Health shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of shares of all “Healthcare Providers & Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Option Care Health has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Option Care Health’s peers have a beta of 1.01, suggesting that their average share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Option Care Health and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Option Care Health	3.74%	19.06%	7.32%
Option Care Health Competitors	-8.06%	-136.95%	-1.64%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Option Care Health and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Option Care Health	$5.65 billion	$207.59 million	22.78
Option Care Health Competitors	$21.12 billion	$301.67 million	-1.57

Option Care Health’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Option Care Health. Option Care Health 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.

Summary

Option Care Health peers beat Option Care Health on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Option Care Health

Option Care Health, Inc. is a U.S. provider of home and alternate-site infusion therapy services. The company coordinates infusion care for patients who need medications or nutritional support administered outside a hospital, including in their homes or at infusion centers. Its services include specialty pharmacy, nursing, care coordination and clinical support. Option Care Health provides therapies for a range of acute and chronic conditions, including immune disorders, infections, bleeding disorders and nutritional needs.