Evotec (EVO) Competitors

Evotec (NASDAQ:EVO) and Lantheus (NASDAQ:LNTH) 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, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of EVO or LNTH?

5.8% of Evotec shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.1% of Lantheus shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Lantheus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend EVO or LNTH?

Evotec presently has a consensus price target of $5.93, suggesting a potential upside of 57.59%. Lantheus has a consensus price target of $131.20, suggesting a potential upside of 81.15%. Given Lantheus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lantheus is more favorable than Evotec.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Evotec	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Lantheus	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EVO or LNTH?

Lantheus has higher revenue and earnings than Evotec.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Evotec	$788.22M	1.70	-$212.18M	N/A	N/A
Lantheus	$1.53B	3.27	$312.44M	$3.52	20.58

Does the media refer more to EVO or LNTH?

In the previous week, Lantheus had 13 more articles in the media than Evotec. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Lantheus and 7 mentions for Evotec. Lantheus' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Evotec's score of 0.08 indicating that Lantheus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evotec	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lantheus	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EVO or LNTH more profitable?

Lantheus has a net margin of 16.55% compared to Evotec's net margin of -26.34%. Lantheus' return on equity of 36.99% beat Evotec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evotec	-26.34%	-21.51%	-10.54%
Lantheus	16.55%	36.99%	20.55%

Which has more risk & volatility, EVO or LNTH?

Evotec has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lantheus has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lantheus beats Evotec on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.