Aveanna Healthcare (AVAH) Competitors $4.52 -0.09 (-1.95%) As of 02:23 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, PRVA, BTSG, SGRY, WGS, CON, VCYT, LFST, PGNY, and ADUSShould you be buying Aveanna Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aveanna Healthcare include Sotera Health (SHC), Privia Health Group (PRVA), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Surgery Partners (SGRY), GeneDx (WGS), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Veracyte (VCYT), LifeStance Health Group (LFST), Progyny (PGNY), and Addus HomeCare (ADUS). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Aveanna Healthcare vs. Sotera Health Privia Health Group BrightSpring Health Services Surgery Partners GeneDx Concentra Group Holdings Parent Veracyte LifeStance Health Group Progyny Addus HomeCare Aveanna Healthcare (NASDAQ:AVAH) and Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and community ranking. Is AVAH or SHC more profitable? Sotera Health has a net margin of 6.31% compared to Aveanna Healthcare's net margin of -3.32%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 42.27% beat Aveanna Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aveanna Healthcare-3.32% N/A -0.89% Sotera Health 6.31%42.27%6.02% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVAH or SHC? Sotera Health received 27 more outperform votes than Aveanna Healthcare when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.43% of users gave Sotera Health an outperform vote while only 36.76% of users gave Aveanna Healthcare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAveanna HealthcareOutperform Votes2536.76% Underperform Votes4363.24% Sotera HealthOutperform Votes5258.43% Underperform Votes3741.57% Which has better valuation and earnings, AVAH or SHC? Sotera Health has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aveanna Healthcare. Aveanna Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sotera Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAveanna Healthcare$2.02B0.44-$134.52M-$0.07-65.86Sotera Health$1.10B2.97$51.38M$0.1576.67 Does the media prefer AVAH or SHC? In the previous week, Sotera Health had 5 more articles in the media than Aveanna Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Sotera Health and 4 mentions for Aveanna Healthcare. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Aveanna Healthcare's score of 0.53 indicating that Sotera Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aveanna Healthcare 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sotera Health 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, AVAH or SHC? Aveanna Healthcare has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sotera Health has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate AVAH or SHC? Aveanna Healthcare presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.46%. Sotera Health has a consensus target price of $15.20, suggesting a potential upside of 32.17%. 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 Aveanna Healthcare 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Sotera Health 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AVAH or SHC? 88.0% of Aveanna Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Aveanna Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.1% of Sotera Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySotera Health beats Aveanna Healthcare on 16 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 HealthcareHome health care services IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$899.38M$3.03B$5.57B$7.83BDividend YieldN/A0.35%5.11%4.22%P/E Ratio-13.5629.5122.4418.48Price / Sales0.441.11394.09103.59Price / Cash7.3417.2938.1834.62Price / Book-6.783.366.774.25Net Income-$134.52M-$57.02M$3.22B$248.23M7 Day Performance1.54%3.65%1.49%0.89%1 Month Performance-15.57%-6.71%4.00%3.53%1 Year Performance106.73%19.23%16.21%5.08% Aveanna Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAHAveanna Healthcare0.5055 of 5 stars$4.52-2.0%$5.00+10.6%+104.9%$882.02M$2.02B-13.3033,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageSHCSotera Health2.3998 of 5 stars$10.32-1.5%$15.20+47.3%+2.7%$2.93B$1.10B41.283,000News CoverageGap UpPRVAPrivia Health Group4.1161 of 5 stars$22.71-4.1%$27.00+18.9%+27.6%$2.76B$1.74B227.12810Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsBTSGBrightSpring Health Services2.5567 of 5 stars$15.62-5.9%$21.67+38.7%+64.0%$2.73B$11.27B-60.0835,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsSGRYSurgery Partners3.2161 of 5 stars$20.20-4.8%$34.75+72.0%-12.0%$2.58B$3.11B-42.0812,200Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsWGSGeneDx3.0465 of 5 stars$91.04-4.6%$72.33-20.5%+291.6%$2.56B$305.45M-46.451,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpCONConcentra Group Holdings ParentN/A$19.88-2.5%$28.50+43.4%N/A$2.53B$1.90B13.1711,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsVCYTVeracyte3.9715 of 5 stars$30.60-1.7%$42.60+39.2%+55.9%$2.39B$445.76M-204.00790Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑LFSTLifeStance Health Group2.1578 of 5 stars$6.16-8.1%$8.58+39.3%+6.3%$2.37B$1.25B-23.696,640Upcoming EarningsPGNYProgyny1.1745 of 5 stars$21.37-0.3%$23.64+10.6%-28.8%$1.83B$1.17B36.85310Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsADUSAddus HomeCare4.7015 of 5 stars$97.28-3.9%$132.78+36.5%+8.7%$1.77B$1.15B22.2633,200Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sotera Health Competitors Privia Health Group Competitors BrightSpring Health Services Competitors Surgery Partners Competitors GeneDx Competitors Concentra Group Holdings Parent Competitors Veracyte Competitors LifeStance Health Group Competitors Progyny Competitors Addus HomeCare 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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