Addus HomeCare (ADUS) Competitors

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

Is ADUS or GH more profitable?

Addus HomeCare has a net margin of 6.50% compared to Guardant Health's net margin of -59.05%. Addus HomeCare's return on equity of 9.62% beat Guardant Health's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Addus HomeCare	6.50%	9.62%	7.37%
Guardant Health	-59.05%	-19,157.20%	-25.96%

Do analysts rate ADUS or GH?

Addus HomeCare currently has a consensus price target of $142.57, suggesting a potential upside of 20.82%. Guardant Health has a consensus price target of $53.29, suggesting a potential upside of 6.38%. Given Addus HomeCare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Addus HomeCare is more favorable than Guardant Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Addus HomeCare	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Guardant Health	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05

Which has more volatility & risk, ADUS or GH?

Addus HomeCare has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardant Health has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ADUS or GH?

Addus HomeCare received 28 more outperform votes than Guardant Health when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.76% of users gave Guardant Health an outperform vote while only 69.09% of users gave Addus HomeCare an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Addus HomeCare	Outperform Votes 333 69.09%	Underperform Votes 149 30.91%
Guardant Health	Outperform Votes 305 71.76%	Underperform Votes 120 28.24%

Does the media prefer ADUS or GH?

In the previous week, Guardant Health had 12 more articles in the media than Addus HomeCare. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Guardant Health and 7 mentions for Addus HomeCare. Addus HomeCare's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Guardant Health's score of 0.57 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Guardant Health	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ADUS or GH?

95.3% of Addus HomeCare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Guardant Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Addus HomeCare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Guardant Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher 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	$1.21B	1.79	$62.52M	$4.43	26.64
Guardant Health	$774.00M	8.02	-$479.45M	-$3.39	-14.78

Summary

Addus HomeCare beats Guardant Health on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.