Aveanna Healthcare (AVAH) Competitors $4.06 -0.17 (-4.02%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.07 +0.01 (+0.12%) As of 07/11/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, PRVA, CON, WGS, VCYT, ADUS, PACS, ARDT, and LFSTShould you be buying Aveanna Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aveanna Healthcare include Sotera Health (SHC), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Privia Health Group (PRVA), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), GeneDx (WGS), Veracyte (VCYT), Addus HomeCare (ADUS), PACS Group (PACS), Ardent Health (ARDT), and LifeStance Health Group (LFST). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Aveanna Healthcare vs. Its Competitors Sotera Health Surgery Partners Privia Health Group Concentra Group Holdings Parent GeneDx Veracyte Addus HomeCare PACS Group Ardent Health LifeStance Health Group Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) and Aveanna Healthcare (NASDAQ:AVAH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends. Which has more volatility and 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 analysts recommend SHC or AVAH? Sotera Health presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.59%. Aveanna Healthcare has a consensus price target of $5.20, indicating a potential upside of 28.08%. Given Sotera Health's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 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 institutionals & insiders believe in SHC or AVAH? 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Aveanna Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 47.6% of Sotera Health shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Aveanna Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & 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$1.10B3.04$44.34M$0.08147.50Aveanna Healthcare$2.02B0.39-$10.93M$0.02203.00 Does the media refer more to SHC or AVAH? In the previous week, Aveanna Healthcare had 2 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Aveanna Healthcare and 2 mentions for Sotera Health. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Aveanna Healthcare's score of 0.70 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) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Aveanna Healthcare 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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$792.08M$4.95B$5.56B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A1.33%5.06%4.01%P/E Ratio203.0035.5828.2620.26Price / Sales0.3990.49437.10166.10Price / Cash24.7622.9337.1257.67Price / Book-6.344.328.045.49Net Income-$10.93M$189.47M$3.19B$250.45M7 Day Performance-12.22%-3.28%3.62%4.79%1 Month Performance-17.31%-5.38%5.98%9.59%1 Year Performance27.27%-1.25%29.39%16.41% Aveanna Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AVAHAveanna Healthcare2.1763 of 5 stars$4.06-4.0%$5.20+28.1%+27.3%$792.08M$2.02B203.0033,500SHCSotera Health3.1603 of 5 stars$11.40-2.9%$16.00+40.4%-4.5%$3.33B$1.10B142.523,000SGRYSurgery Partners2.4768 of 5 stars$22.03-0.5%$33.56+52.3%-18.0%$2.84B$3.11B-14.4015,000PRVAPrivia Health Group4.5032 of 5 stars$21.35-3.4%$27.77+30.1%+14.2%$2.70B$1.74B177.931,140News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCONConcentra Group Holdings Parent2.9071 of 5 stars$20.33-1.1%$28.50+40.2%N/A$2.64B$1.90B15.1711,250News CoverageWGSGeneDx3.8452 of 5 stars$85.74-6.4%$90.13+5.1%+151.7%$2.61B$330.14M-60.811,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeVCYTVeracyte3.5949 of 5 stars$26.34-4.3%$40.90+55.3%+19.0%$2.15B$445.76M64.25790ADUSAddus HomeCare4.9782 of 5 stars$110.62-1.1%$142.57+28.9%-8.3%$2.06B$1.15B24.9749,703Positive NewsPACSPACS Group2.8073 of 5 stars$12.51-4.8%$34.29+174.1%-59.2%$2.00B$3.11B0.0032,433ARDTArdent Health3.3506 of 5 stars$13.34-0.4%$20.67+54.9%N/A$1.92B$5.97B8.1824,900News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeLFSTLifeStance Health Group3.0932 of 5 stars$4.68-2.3%$8.50+81.6%-15.4%$1.86B$1.25B-46.8010,218News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sotera Health Competitors Surgery Partners Competitors Privia Health Group Competitors Concentra Group Holdings Parent Competitors GeneDx Competitors Veracyte Competitors Addus HomeCare Competitors PACS Group Competitors Ardent Health Competitors LifeStance Health Group 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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