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$21.77 +0.37 (+1.73%)
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FLGT vs. HTFL, VCYT, ADUS, LFST, CELC, PGNY, ARDT, PACS, NHC, and VRDN

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

Fulgent Genetics vs. Its Competitors

Heartflow (NASDAQ:HTFL) and Fulgent Genetics (NASDAQ:FLGT) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Heartflow has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Fulgent Genetics' net margin of -16.83%. Heartflow's return on equity of 0.00% beat Fulgent Genetics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HeartflowN/A N/A N/A
Fulgent Genetics -16.83%-2.26%-2.10%

Heartflow has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fulgent Genetics.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HeartflowN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Fulgent Genetics$303.22M2.20-$42.71M-$1.66-13.11

48.1% of Fulgent Genetics shares are held by institutional investors. 31.8% of Fulgent Genetics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Fulgent Genetics has a consensus price target of $25.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.37%. Given Fulgent Genetics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fulgent Genetics is more favorable than Heartflow.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Heartflow
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
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, Heartflow had 1 more articles in the media than Fulgent Genetics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Heartflow and 1 mentions for Fulgent Genetics. Fulgent Genetics' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Heartflow's score of 0.51 indicating that Fulgent Genetics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Fulgent Genetics beats Heartflow on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FLGT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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FLGT vs. The Competition

MetricFulgent GeneticsMEDICAL INFO SYS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$666.36M$2.15B$5.81B$9.76B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A4.39%4.06%
P/E Ratio-13.1138.6631.3626.05
Price / Sales2.2050.62387.8788.42
Price / CashN/A53.5538.0259.36
Price / Book0.606.709.536.60
Net Income-$42.71M-$63.67M$3.26B$265.65M
7 Day Performance2.40%4.61%2.14%2.00%
1 Month Performance18.25%1.26%3.22%0.46%
1 Year Performance-8.53%26.44%30.18%18.88%

Fulgent Genetics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FLGT
Fulgent Genetics
3.6776 of 5 stars
$21.77
+1.7%
$25.33
+16.4%
-8.5%$666.36M$303.22M-13.111,313Positive News
HTFL
Heartflow
N/A$29.97
-3.8%
N/AN/A$2.53BN/A0.00699
VCYT
Veracyte
2.8347 of 5 stars
$30.07
-0.5%
$40.90
+36.0%
-3.1%$2.38B$445.76M91.12790News Coverage
Positive News
ADUS
Addus HomeCare
4.9216 of 5 stars
$114.19
-0.8%
$142.86
+25.1%
-11.4%$2.12B$1.15B25.2149,703News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
LFST
LifeStance Health Group
3.1642 of 5 stars
$5.41
-0.6%
$8.50
+57.1%
-10.2%$2.12B$1.25B-108.2010,218News Coverage
Insider Trade
CELC
Celcuity
1.1291 of 5 stars
$51.57
-0.4%
$50.60
-1.9%
+202.1%$2.02BN/A-14.9540Short Interest ↑
PGNY
Progyny
2.3716 of 5 stars
$23.78
+1.6%
$24.90
+4.7%
+7.9%$2.01B$1.17B40.31310News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ARDT
Ardent Health
3.359 of 5 stars
$12.64
+1.2%
$19.56
+54.8%
-25.1%$1.79B$6.20B6.9824,900
PACS
PACS Group
2.8479 of 5 stars
$11.44
-0.6%
$33.33
+191.5%
-70.9%$1.75B$3.11B0.0032,433News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
NHC
National HealthCare
N/A$107.76
+0.2%
N/A-14.4%$1.67B$1.46B13.5012,400News Coverage
VRDN
Viridian Therapeutics
1.5652 of 5 stars
$18.11
-2.3%
$37.00
+104.3%
+27.8%$1.51B$300K-4.7350

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This page (NASDAQ:FLGT) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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