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$21.88 -0.37 (-1.66%)
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FLGT vs. VCYT, HTFL, CELC, LFST, ADUS, PGNY, ARDT, NHC, AVAH, and PACS

Should you be buying Fulgent Genetics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fulgent Genetics include Veracyte (VCYT), Heartflow (HTFL), Celcuity (CELC), LifeStance Health Group (LFST), Addus HomeCare (ADUS), Progyny (PGNY), Ardent Health (ARDT), National HealthCare (NHC), Aveanna Healthcare (AVAH), and PACS Group (PACS). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry.

Fulgent Genetics vs. Its Competitors

Veracyte (NASDAQ:VCYT) and Fulgent Genetics (NASDAQ:FLGT) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Veracyte has higher revenue and earnings than Fulgent Genetics. Fulgent Genetics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veracyte, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Veracyte$479.13M5.07$24.14M$0.3393.58
Fulgent Genetics$283.47M2.36-$42.71M-$1.66-13.18

Veracyte has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fulgent Genetics has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

48.1% of Fulgent Genetics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Veracyte shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.8% of Fulgent Genetics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Veracyte currently has a consensus price target of $40.90, indicating a potential upside of 32.45%. Fulgent Genetics has a consensus price target of $25.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.78%. Given Veracyte's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Veracyte is more favorable than Fulgent Genetics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Veracyte
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70
Fulgent Genetics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

In the previous week, Veracyte had 5 more articles in the media than Fulgent Genetics. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Veracyte and 6 mentions for Fulgent Genetics. Fulgent Genetics' average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Veracyte's score of 1.02 indicating that Fulgent Genetics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Veracyte
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Fulgent Genetics
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Veracyte has a net margin of 5.50% compared to Fulgent Genetics' net margin of -16.83%. Veracyte's return on equity of 6.07% beat Fulgent Genetics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Veracyte5.50% 6.07% 5.53%
Fulgent Genetics -16.83%-2.26%-2.10%

Summary

Veracyte beats Fulgent Genetics on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FLGT vs. The Competition

MetricFulgent GeneticsMEDICAL INFO SYS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$681.05M$2.15B$5.85B$10.14B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A5.68%4.60%
P/E Ratio-13.1838.0975.4125.98
Price / Sales2.369.96514.54181.13
Price / CashN/A58.3137.5660.44
Price / Book0.5911.6512.156.29
Net Income-$42.71M-$63.67M$3.29B$271.07M
7 Day Performance-0.32%-0.25%0.74%3.87%
1 Month Performance0.51%2.21%4.81%4.88%
1 Year Performance-2.10%35.29%60.57%26.12%

Fulgent Genetics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FLGT
Fulgent Genetics
4.0779 of 5 stars
$21.88
-1.7%
$25.33
+15.8%
-0.6%$681.05M$283.47M-13.181,313News Coverage
Positive News
VCYT
Veracyte
3.7617 of 5 stars
$32.46
+0.1%
$40.90
+26.0%
+1.5%$2.55B$445.76M98.37790Positive News
HTFL
Heartflow
N/A$34.50
+11.0%
$35.80
+3.8%
N/A$2.52BN/A0.00699Quiet Period Expiration
CELC
Celcuity
1.4508 of 5 stars
$62.53
+12.3%
$56.50
-9.6%
+274.8%$2.36BN/A-18.1240Positive News
LFST
LifeStance Health Group
3.5181 of 5 stars
$5.61
+4.5%
$8.50
+51.5%
-24.2%$2.09B$1.25B-112.2010,218Positive News
ADUS
Addus HomeCare
4.9944 of 5 stars
$114.36
+1.0%
$138.89
+21.4%
-14.1%$2.09B$1.15B25.2549,703Positive News
PGNY
Progyny
3.761 of 5 stars
$22.85
+1.3%
$25.30
+10.7%
-3.2%$1.94B$1.17B38.73310Positive News
ARDT
Ardent Health
3.6124 of 5 stars
$13.45
+2.2%
$19.56
+45.4%
-27.4%$1.88B$5.97B7.4324,900News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
NHC
National HealthCare
N/A$115.93
+0.9%
N/A-6.9%$1.80B$1.46B14.5312,400
AVAH
Aveanna Healthcare
1.4994 of 5 stars
$8.26
+0.5%
$7.50
-9.2%
+61.4%$1.72B$2.02B103.2533,500Short Interest ↑
PACS
PACS Group
3.0617 of 5 stars
$11.29
+1.0%
$33.33
+195.4%
-75.5%$1.70B$3.11B0.0032,433Trending News

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This page (NASDAQ:FLGT) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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