Addus HomeCare (ADUS) Competitors

Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ:ADUS) and Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts recommend ADUS or GH?

Addus HomeCare presently has a consensus target price of $137.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.22%. Guardant Health has a consensus target price of $65.86, suggesting a potential upside of 0.61%. Given Addus HomeCare's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Addus HomeCare is more favorable than Guardant Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Addus HomeCare	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Guardant Health	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Is ADUS or GH more profitable?

Addus HomeCare has a net margin of 6.51% compared to Guardant Health's net margin of -49.93%. Addus HomeCare's return on equity of 9.39% beat Guardant Health's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Addus HomeCare	6.51%	9.39%	6.86%
Guardant Health	-49.93%	N/A	-28.95%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ADUS or GH?

Addus HomeCare has higher revenue and earnings than Guardant Health. Guardant Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Addus HomeCare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Addus HomeCare	$1.27B	1.71	$73.60M	$4.53	26.12
Guardant Health	$828.85M	9.85	-$436.37M	-$3.35	-19.54

Which has more volatility and risk, ADUS or GH?

Addus HomeCare has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardant Health has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ADUS or GH?

95.3% of Addus HomeCare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Guardant Health shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Addus HomeCare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Guardant Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ADUS or GH?

In the previous week, Guardant Health had 5 more articles in the media than Addus HomeCare. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Guardant Health and 2 mentions for Addus HomeCare. Addus HomeCare's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Guardant Health's score of 0.65 indicating that Addus HomeCare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Addus HomeCare	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Guardant Health	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Addus HomeCare beats Guardant Health on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.