Aveanna Healthcare (AVAH) Competitors $4.62 +0.17 (+3.70%) As of 07/3/2025 01:04 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AVAH vs. SHC, SGRY, CON, PRVA, WGS, VCYT, ADUS, LFST, PACS, and ARDTShould you be buying Aveanna Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aveanna Healthcare include Sotera Health (SHC), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Privia Health Group (PRVA), GeneDx (WGS), Veracyte (VCYT), Addus HomeCare (ADUS), LifeStance Health Group (LFST), PACS Group (PACS), and Ardent Health (ARDT). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Aveanna Healthcare vs. Its Competitors Sotera Health Surgery Partners Concentra Group Holdings Parent Privia Health Group GeneDx Veracyte Addus HomeCare LifeStance Health Group PACS Group Ardent Health Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) and Aveanna Healthcare (NASDAQ:AVAH) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. Which has more volatility & risk, SHC or AVAH? Sotera Health has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aveanna Healthcare has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in SHC or AVAH? 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Aveanna Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.6% of Sotera Health shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Aveanna Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SHC or AVAH more profitable? Sotera Health has a net margin of 2.24% compared to Aveanna Healthcare's net margin of 0.26%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 41.08% beat Aveanna Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sotera Health2.24% 41.08% 5.68% Aveanna Healthcare 0.26%-15.16%1.14% Do analysts rate SHC or AVAH? Sotera Health presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.23%. Aveanna Healthcare has a consensus price target of $5.20, indicating a potential upside of 12.43%. Given Sotera Health's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sotera Health is more favorable than Aveanna Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sotera Health 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Aveanna Healthcare 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media refer more to SHC or AVAH? In the previous week, Aveanna Healthcare had 5 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Aveanna Healthcare and 3 mentions for Sotera Health. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Aveanna Healthcare's score of 0.26 indicating that Sotera Health is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sotera Health 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Aveanna Healthcare 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SHC or AVAH? Sotera Health has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aveanna Healthcare. Sotera Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aveanna Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSotera Health$1.10B3.03$44.34M$0.08146.81Aveanna Healthcare$2.09B0.43-$10.93M$0.02231.25 SummarySotera Health beats Aveanna Healthcare on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Aveanna Healthcare News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AVAH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AVAH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AVAH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAveanna HealthcareMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$902.31M$3.91B$5.49B$9.02BDividend YieldN/A1.28%5.38%4.10%P/E Ratio231.2535.6227.4720.28Price / Sales0.43101.05408.86121.46Price / Cash27.2023.8136.6357.47Price / Book-7.234.398.095.68Net Income-$10.93M$189.47M$3.17B$248.96M7 Day Performance-7.87%-1.09%2.81%3.30%1 Month Performance-14.19%-3.76%3.67%5.20%1 Year Performance74.53%8.45%35.41%21.37% Aveanna Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAHAveanna Healthcare1.1848 of 5 stars$4.63+3.7%$5.20+12.4%+74.5%$902.31M$2.09B231.2533,500Analyst ForecastSHCSotera Health2.9934 of 5 stars$11.12-1.8%$16.00+43.9%+0.8%$3.21B$1.10B139.023,000SGRYSurgery Partners2.6387 of 5 stars$22.23+1.3%$33.56+50.9%-6.1%$2.81B$3.11B-14.5315,000CONConcentra Group Holdings Parent3.3886 of 5 stars$20.59-2.6%$28.50+38.4%N/A$2.71B$1.90B15.3711,250PRVAPrivia Health Group4.1483 of 5 stars$23.00+4.5%$27.77+20.7%+30.4%$2.68B$1.74B191.681,140High Trading VolumeWGSGeneDx2.237 of 5 stars$92.31+1.3%$90.13-2.4%+227.2%$2.60B$305.45M-65.471,200Insider TradeVCYTVeracyte3.7682 of 5 stars$27.03-1.3%$40.90+51.3%+28.1%$2.14B$445.76M65.93790ADUSAddus HomeCare4.9685 of 5 stars$115.19+0.1%$142.57+23.8%-4.7%$2.12B$1.15B26.0049,703LFSTLifeStance Health Group2.6304 of 5 stars$5.17+0.4%$8.50+64.4%-6.1%$2.00B$1.25B-51.7010,218PACSPACS Group2.7746 of 5 stars$12.93-0.5%$34.29+165.2%-56.2%$1.98B$3.11B0.0032,433ARDTArdent Health3.5043 of 5 stars$13.65-0.2%$20.67+51.4%N/A$1.96B$5.97B8.3724,900News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sotera Health Competitors Surgery Partners Competitors Concentra Group Holdings Parent Competitors Privia Health Group Competitors GeneDx Competitors Veracyte Competitors Addus HomeCare Competitors LifeStance Health Group Competitors PACS Group Competitors Ardent Health Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AVAH) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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