Stock Wars: ATI Physical Therapy Versus US Physical Therapy

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Benzinga’s weekly Stock Wars matches up two leaders in a major industry sector with the goal of determining which company is the better investment.

This week, the duel is between a pair of companies in the physical therapy space: ATI Physical Therapy Inc. and U.S. Physical Therapy Inc.

The Case for ATI

This company was created in 1996 by exercise physiologist Greg Steil with one clinic in Willowbrook, Illinois. Today, ATI is headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois, and has 900 owned clinics in 25 states and 22 clinics under management service agreements.