CareDx (CDNA) Competitors

Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) and CareDx (NASDAQ:CDNA) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SHC or CDNA?

Sotera Health has higher revenue and earnings than CareDx. CareDx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sotera Health, 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
Sotera Health	$1.11B	3.01	$51.38M	$0.08	146.88
CareDx	$346.42M	3.03	-$190.28M	$1.15	16.37

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SHC or CDNA?

91.0% of Sotera Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.5% of Sotera Health shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of CareDx shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SHC or CDNA?

Sotera Health currently has a consensus target price of $15.80, suggesting a potential upside of 34.47%. CareDx has a consensus target price of $30.33, suggesting a potential upside of 61.09%. Given CareDx's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CareDx is more favorable than Sotera Health.

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)	2.80
CareDx	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is SHC or CDNA more profitable?

Sotera Health has a net margin of 6.31% compared to CareDx's net margin of -45.90%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 42.27% beat CareDx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sotera Health	6.31%	42.27%	6.02%
CareDx	-45.90%	-53.70%	-30.42%

Does the media prefer SHC or CDNA?

In the previous week, Sotera Health had 3 more articles in the media than CareDx. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Sotera Health and 5 mentions for CareDx. CareDx's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Sotera Health's score of 0.99 indicating that CareDx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sotera Health	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CareDx	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHC or CDNA?

CareDx received 391 more outperform votes than Sotera Health when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.78% of users gave CareDx an outperform vote while only 58.24% of users gave Sotera Health an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sotera Health	Outperform Votes 53 58.24%	Underperform Votes 38 41.76%
CareDx	Outperform Votes 444 65.78%	Underperform Votes 231 34.22%

Which has more volatility & risk, SHC or CDNA?

Sotera Health has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CareDx has a beta of 2.18, indicating that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sotera Health beats CareDx on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.