EXAS vs. NTRA, DGX, EXEL, LH, FTRE, RDNT, DVA, MEDP, INCY, and RDY
Should you be buying Exact Sciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Exact Sciences include Natera (NTRA), Quest Diagnostics (DGX), Exelixis (EXEL), Laboratory Co. of America (LH), Fortrea (FTRE), RadNet (RDNT), DaVita (DVA), Medpace (MEDP), Incyte (INCY), and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.
Exact Sciences (NASDAQ:EXAS) and Natera (NASDAQ:NTRA) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Natera had 7 more articles in the media than Exact Sciences. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Natera and 6 mentions for Exact Sciences. Exact Sciences' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Natera's score of 0.58 indicating that Exact Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Exact Sciences has a net margin of -8.17% compared to Natera's net margin of -40.16%. Exact Sciences' return on equity of -6.60% beat Natera's return on equity.
Exact Sciences has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natera has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Exact Sciences presently has a consensus target price of $97.44, suggesting a potential upside of 53.37%. Natera has a consensus target price of $86.40, suggesting a potential downside of 5.10%. Given Exact Sciences' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Exact Sciences is more favorable than Natera.
Exact Sciences received 495 more outperform votes than Natera when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.40% of users gave Exact Sciences an outperform vote while only 68.69% of users gave Natera an outperform vote.
88.8% of Exact Sciences shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Natera shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Exact Sciences shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Natera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Exact Sciences has higher revenue and earnings than Natera. Exact Sciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Natera, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Exact Sciences beats Natera on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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