Castle Biosciences (CSTL) Competitors $26.15 -4.10 (-13.55%) As of 01/13/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends CSTL vs. BTSG, LFST, SGRY, CON, PRVA, WGS, ARDT, ADUS, PACS, and FTREShould you be buying Castle Biosciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Castle Biosciences include BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), LifeStance Health Group (LFST), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Privia Health Group (PRVA), GeneDx (WGS), Ardent Health Partners (ARDT), Addus HomeCare (ADUS), PACS Group (PACS), and Fortrea (FTRE). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Castle Biosciences vs. BrightSpring Health Services LifeStance Health Group Surgery Partners Concentra Group Holdings Parent Privia Health Group GeneDx Ardent Health Partners Addus HomeCare PACS Group Fortrea Castle Biosciences (NASDAQ:CSTL) and BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSG) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CSTL or BTSG? Castle Biosciences received 66 more outperform votes than BrightSpring Health Services when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 89.29% of users gave BrightSpring Health Services an outperform vote while only 65.00% of users gave Castle Biosciences an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCastle BiosciencesOutperform Votes9165.00% Underperform Votes4935.00% BrightSpring Health ServicesOutperform Votes2589.29% Underperform Votes310.71% Do institutionals and insiders believe in CSTL or BTSG? 92.6% of Castle Biosciences shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Castle Biosciences shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CSTL or BTSG more profitable? Castle Biosciences has a net margin of 1.95% compared to BrightSpring Health Services' net margin of -0.38%. BrightSpring Health Services' return on equity of 4.16% beat Castle Biosciences' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Castle Biosciences1.95% 1.47% 1.27% BrightSpring Health Services -0.38%4.16%0.99% Do analysts rate CSTL or BTSG? Castle Biosciences presently has a consensus price target of $40.29, indicating a potential upside of 54.06%. BrightSpring Health Services has a consensus price target of $18.65, indicating a potential upside of 7.95%. Given Castle Biosciences' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Castle Biosciences is more favorable than BrightSpring Health Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Castle Biosciences 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00BrightSpring Health Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CSTL or BTSG? Castle Biosciences has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BrightSpring Health Services. BrightSpring Health Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Castle Biosciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCastle Biosciences$311.88M2.35-$57.47M$0.20130.75BrightSpring Health Services$10.59B0.28-$154.60M-$0.26-66.46 Does the media prefer CSTL or BTSG? In the previous week, Castle Biosciences had 16 more articles in the media than BrightSpring Health Services. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Castle Biosciences and 4 mentions for BrightSpring Health Services. BrightSpring Health Services' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Castle Biosciences' score of 0.63 indicating that BrightSpring Health Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Castle Biosciences 5 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BrightSpring Health Services 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCastle Biosciences beats BrightSpring Health Services on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Castle Biosciences News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CSTL 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. 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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 CSTL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCastle BiosciencesMedical laboratories IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$847.21M$2.99B$5.31B$8.83BDividend YieldN/A15.49%5.07%4.00%P/E Ratio130.7615.6586.5916.80Price / Sales2.35242.751,070.46115.83Price / CashN/A459.6343.2437.79Price / Book1.805.165.094.88Net Income-$57.47M-$33.85M$122.01M$228.12M7 Day Performance-18.71%-6.38%-3.79%-3.81%1 Month Performance-9.42%-6.35%0.14%0.01%1 Year Performance30.55%8.32%25.24%13.15% Castle Biosciences Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CSTLCastle Biosciences3.3285 of 5 stars$26.15-13.6%$40.29+54.1%+30.6%$847.21M$311.88M130.76540News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBTSGBrightSpring Health Services2.243 of 5 stars$17.27-2.1%$18.65+8.0%N/A$3.01B$10.59B-66.4235,000Positive NewsLFSTLifeStance Health Group2.0298 of 5 stars$7.63-2.7%$8.70+14.0%+12.8%$2.92B$1.21B-29.359,325Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSGRYSurgery Partners2.5038 of 5 stars$20.35-3.5%$36.56+79.6%-34.8%$2.59B$2.99B-42.4012,200CONConcentra Group Holdings ParentN/A$19.53-0.4%$28.50+45.9%N/A$2.49B$1.88B0.0011,000Positive NewsGap DownPRVAPrivia Health Group3.5342 of 5 stars$20.15+1.0%$24.88+23.4%-2.4%$2.40B$1.72B201.521,102WGSGeneDx1.4956 of 5 stars$86.16+8.9%$59.33-31.1%+2,222.7%$2.37B$267.23M-27.701,200ARDTArdent Health PartnersN/A$16.12-3.1%$22.00+36.5%N/A$2.30B$5.71B0.0024,200Lockup ExpirationADUSAddus HomeCare4.5882 of 5 stars$124.02-0.5%$133.67+7.8%+45.2%$2.25B$1.13B28.3833,200Positive NewsPACSPACS Group3.3183 of 5 stars$13.54+1.4%$34.00+151.1%N/A$2.06B$3.56B0.0032,433FTREFortrea2.9989 of 5 stars$19.69+2.1%$23.30+18.3%-40.4%$1.77B$3.11B-5.7618,000Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BrightSpring Health Services Alternatives LifeStance Health Group Alternatives Surgery Partners Alternatives Concentra Group Holdings Parent Alternatives Privia Health Group Alternatives GeneDx Alternatives Ardent Health Partners Alternatives Addus HomeCare Alternatives PACS Group Alternatives Fortrea Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CSTL) was last updated on 1/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGreatest crypto bull market in history?A crypto storm is coming Right now, conditions are in place for a historic move we expect will be the great...Stansberry Research | Sponsored$24 trillion tech spotted at Mar-a-Lago?President Trump’s Secret Service was recently spotted using an odd new technology at his home in Mar-a-Lago…Centurion Publishing | SponsoredTrump’s 2nd Term Shocker: New AI ComingForget Nvidia. 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