Guardant Health (GH) Competitors $49.29 +0.27 (+0.55%) Closing price 06/13/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$48.66 -0.63 (-1.29%) As of 06/13/2025 07:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GH vs. NTRA, FMS, HIMS, OPCH, RDNT, BTSG, SHC, SGRY, PRVA, and CONShould you be buying Guardant Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guardant Health include Natera (NTRA), Fresenius Medical Care (FMS), Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Option Care Health (OPCH), RadNet (RDNT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Sotera Health (SHC), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Privia Health Group (PRVA), and Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Guardant Health vs. Its Competitors Natera Fresenius Medical Care Hims & Hers Health Option Care Health RadNet BrightSpring Health Services Sotera Health Surgery Partners Privia Health Group Concentra Group Holdings Parent Natera (NASDAQ:NTRA) and Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NTRA or GH? Natera has higher revenue and earnings than Guardant Health. Natera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guardant Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNatera$1.83B12.33-$434.80M-$1.47-112.48Guardant Health$774.00M7.89-$479.45M-$3.39-14.54 Does the media refer more to NTRA or GH? In the previous week, Guardant Health had 5 more articles in the media than Natera. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Guardant Health and 15 mentions for Natera. Natera's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Guardant Health's score of 0.61 indicating that Natera is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Natera 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Guardant Health 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NTRA or GH more profitable? Natera has a net margin of -14.01% compared to Guardant Health's net margin of -59.05%. Natera's return on equity of -26.23% beat Guardant Health's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Natera-14.01% -26.23% -14.27% Guardant Health -59.05%-19,157.20%-25.96% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NTRA or GH? Natera received 188 more outperform votes than Guardant Health when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.83% of users gave Guardant Health an outperform vote while only 68.90% of users gave Natera an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNateraOutperform Votes49468.90% Underperform Votes22331.10% Guardant HealthOutperform Votes30671.83% Underperform Votes12028.17% Which has more volatility and risk, NTRA or GH? Natera has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardant Health has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend NTRA or GH? Natera presently has a consensus target price of $184.63, indicating a potential upside of 11.66%. Guardant Health has a consensus target price of $53.76, indicating a potential upside of 9.07%. Given Natera's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Natera is more favorable than Guardant Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Natera 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Guardant Health 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NTRA or GH? 99.9% of Natera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Guardant Health shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Natera shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Guardant Health shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryNatera beats Guardant Health on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Guardant Health News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GH 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 GH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart GH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGuardant HealthMedical laboratories IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.11B$3.20B$5.57B$8.50BDividend YieldN/A31.26%5.27%4.17%P/E Ratio-13.8515.3026.7519.66Price / Sales7.89179.60403.98152.07Price / CashN/A57.5638.2534.64Price / Book36.784.736.964.59Net Income-$479.45M-$22.21M$3.23B$248.23M7 Day Performance2.56%2.30%-1.22%-1.07%1 Month Performance21.82%7.59%6.34%2.59%1 Year Performance63.16%16.62%33.05%13.50% Guardant Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GHGuardant Health3.7265 of 5 stars$49.29+0.6%$53.76+9.1%+63.2%$6.11B$774.00M-13.851,790Analyst ForecastGap DownNTRANatera1.8536 of 5 stars$164.19+0.3%$184.63+12.4%+50.0%$22.42B$1.83B-93.293,020Positive NewsInsider TradeFMSFresenius Medical Care3.4257 of 5 stars$28.60+0.3%$27.80-2.8%+38.7%$16.79B$19.49B23.64123,200Positive NewsShort Interest ↓HIMSHims & Hers Health2.6022 of 5 stars$56.80+0.8%$38.00-33.1%+133.2%$12.71B$1.78B129.09650Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownOPCHOption Care Health3.9524 of 5 stars$31.67-0.7%$35.50+12.1%+13.4%$5.19B$5.19B26.615,600Positive NewsRDNTRadNet4.1898 of 5 stars$59.07+0.7%$69.75+18.1%-5.2%$4.43B$1.87B-843.748,970Analyst UpgradeBTSGBrightSpring Health Services1.5468 of 5 stars$23.86-1.0%$23.56-1.3%+102.3%$4.16B$11.86B-91.7735,000Positive NewsInsider TradeSHCSotera Health3.2773 of 5 stars$12.36+0.5%$15.80+27.8%-1.4%$3.51B$1.11B49.443,000High Trading VolumeSGRYSurgery Partners2.572 of 5 stars$23.36+0.7%$33.56+43.6%-9.0%$2.99B$3.17B-48.6712,200Positive NewsPRVAPrivia Health Group3.8484 of 5 stars$23.24+0.2%$27.77+19.5%+29.7%$2.83B$1.80B232.42810Positive NewsCONConcentra Group Holdings ParentN/A$22.09+0.3%$28.50+29.0%N/A$2.81B$1.93B16.4911,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Natera Alternatives Fresenius Medical Care Alternatives Hims & Hers Health Alternatives Option Care Health Alternatives RadNet Alternatives BrightSpring Health Services Alternatives Sotera Health Alternatives Surgery Partners Alternatives Privia Health Group Alternatives Concentra Group Holdings Parent Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GH) was last updated on 6/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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