BioLife Solutions (BLFS) Competitors $20.78 -1.24 (-5.63%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.82 +0.04 (+0.21%) As of 07:34 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 BLFS vs. SLNO, TMDX, INSP, NVST, PRCT, WRBY, LIVN, EYE, NVCR, and LMATShould you be buying BioLife Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BioLife Solutions include Soleno Therapeutics (SLNO), TransMedics Group (TMDX), Inspire Medical Systems (INSP), Envista (NVST), PROCEPT BioRobotics (PRCT), Warby Parker (WRBY), LivaNova (LIVN), National Vision (EYE), NovoCure (NVCR), and LeMaitre Vascular (LMAT). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. BioLife Solutions vs. Its Competitors Soleno Therapeutics TransMedics Group Inspire Medical Systems Envista PROCEPT BioRobotics Warby Parker LivaNova National Vision NovoCure LeMaitre Vascular BioLife Solutions (NASDAQ:BLFS) and Soleno Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SLNO) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Does the media refer more to BLFS or SLNO? In the previous week, Soleno Therapeutics had 5 more articles in the media than BioLife Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Soleno Therapeutics and 12 mentions for BioLife Solutions. Soleno Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat BioLife Solutions' score of 0.41 indicating that Soleno Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BioLife Solutions 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Soleno Therapeutics 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in BLFS or SLNO? 93.2% of BioLife Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Soleno Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of BioLife Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Soleno Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BLFS or SLNO? BioLife Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Soleno Therapeutics. BioLife Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Soleno Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBioLife Solutions$82.25M12.08-$20.18M-$0.29-71.66Soleno TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$175.85M-$4.62-18.09 Which has more risk and volatility, BLFS or SLNO? BioLife Solutions has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Soleno Therapeutics has a beta of -2.63, meaning that its share price is 363% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BLFS or SLNO? BioLife Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $31.17, indicating a potential upside of 49.98%. Soleno Therapeutics has a consensus target price of $108.70, indicating a potential upside of 30.04%. Given BioLife Solutions' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BioLife Solutions is more favorable than Soleno Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BioLife Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Soleno Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09 Is BLFS or SLNO more profitable? Soleno Therapeutics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to BioLife Solutions' net margin of -11.81%. BioLife Solutions' return on equity of -0.66% beat Soleno Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BioLife Solutions-11.81% -0.66% -0.58% Soleno Therapeutics N/A -77.52%-63.44% SummarySoleno Therapeutics beats BioLife Solutions on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BioLife Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLFS 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 BLFS 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 BLFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBioLife SolutionsMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.05B$10.09B$5.53B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A2.08%4.59%4.03%P/E RatioN/A16.6928.5619.60Price / Sales12.0828.24359.9473.66Price / Cash179.7423.5224.7327.56Price / Book2.763.598.155.55Net Income-$20.18M$233.40M$3.24B$257.73M7 Day Performance-7.85%-1.64%2.03%0.95%1 Month Performance-5.67%2.77%8.29%10.68%1 Year Performance-0.10%-17.92%28.40%15.67% BioLife Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLFSBioLife Solutions2.1702 of 5 stars$20.78-5.6%$31.17+50.0%+6.3%$1.05B$82.25M0.00440SLNOSoleno Therapeutics4.5712 of 5 stars$82.76+1.5%$108.70+31.3%+73.6%$4.17BN/A-17.9130High Trading VolumeTMDXTransMedics Group2.2901 of 5 stars$116.88+3.9%$127.33+8.9%-17.8%$3.95B$441.54M85.94210Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastINSPInspire Medical Systems4.8709 of 5 stars$130.17-0.1%$211.91+62.8%-6.3%$3.84B$802.80M59.981,246Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeNVSTEnvista3.2286 of 5 stars$20.05-0.8%$20.23+0.9%+25.0%$3.40B$2.51B-3.0712,300PRCTPROCEPT BioRobotics2.2755 of 5 stars$58.17+2.7%$87.50+50.4%-16.1%$3.22B$249.12M-34.22430News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeWRBYWarby Parker2.4651 of 5 stars$23.02+3.7%$22.88-0.6%+42.2%$2.41B$795.09M-191.803,780News CoveragePositive NewsLIVNLivaNova3.1098 of 5 stars$43.97-0.8%$59.29+34.8%-14.5%$2.40B$1.25B-10.752,900Positive NewsEYENational Vision2.6688 of 5 stars$25.01+2.2%$22.10-11.6%+97.4%$1.98B$1.82B-75.7913,411Analyst UpgradeNVCRNovoCure3.5258 of 5 stars$17.42-1.0%$32.43+86.2%-3.1%$1.94B$605.22M-11.541,488LMATLeMaitre Vascular2.2997 of 5 stars$84.09+0.5%$97.83+16.3%-2.3%$1.90B$226.26M42.47490News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Soleno Therapeutics Competitors TransMedics Group Competitors Inspire Medical Systems Competitors Envista Competitors PROCEPT BioRobotics Competitors Warby Parker Competitors LivaNova Competitors National Vision Competitors NovoCure Competitors LeMaitre Vascular 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:BLFS) was last updated on 7/15/2025 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 | 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 | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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