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$49.29 +0.27 (+0.55%)
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GH vs. NTRA, FMS, HIMS, OPCH, RDNT, BTSG, SHC, SGRY, PRVA, and CON

Should 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 (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.

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 Ratio
Natera$1.83B12.33-$434.80M-$1.47-112.48
Guardant Health$774.00M7.89-$479.45M-$3.39-14.54

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

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%

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
NateraOutperform Votes
494
68.90%
Underperform Votes
223
31.10%
Guardant HealthOutperform Votes
306
71.83%
Underperform Votes
120
28.17%

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.

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)
3.00
Guardant Health
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

Summary

Natera beats Guardant Health on 13 of the 17 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 GH 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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GH vs. The Competition

MetricGuardant HealthMedical laboratories IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.11B$3.20B$5.57B$8.50B
Dividend YieldN/A31.26%5.27%4.17%
P/E Ratio-13.8515.3026.7519.66
Price / Sales7.89179.60403.98152.07
Price / CashN/A57.5638.2534.64
Price / Book36.784.736.964.59
Net Income-$479.45M-$22.21M$3.23B$248.23M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GH
Guardant Health
3.7265 of 5 stars
$49.29
+0.6%
$53.76
+9.1%
+63.2%$6.11B$774.00M-13.851,790Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
NTRA
Natera
1.8536 of 5 stars
$164.19
+0.3%
$184.63
+12.4%
+50.0%$22.42B$1.83B-93.293,020Positive News
Insider Trade
FMS
Fresenius Medical Care
3.4257 of 5 stars
$28.60
+0.3%
$27.80
-2.8%
+38.7%$16.79B$19.49B23.64123,200Positive News
Short Interest ↓
HIMS
Hims & Hers Health
2.6022 of 5 stars
$56.80
+0.8%
$38.00
-33.1%
+133.2%$12.71B$1.78B129.09650Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Gap Down
OPCH
Option Care Health
3.9524 of 5 stars
$31.67
-0.7%
$35.50
+12.1%
+13.4%$5.19B$5.19B26.615,600Positive News
RDNT
RadNet
4.1898 of 5 stars
$59.07
+0.7%
$69.75
+18.1%
-5.2%$4.43B$1.87B-843.748,970Analyst Upgrade
BTSG
BrightSpring Health Services
1.5468 of 5 stars
$23.86
-1.0%
$23.56
-1.3%
+102.3%$4.16B$11.86B-91.7735,000Positive News
Insider Trade
SHC
Sotera Health
3.2773 of 5 stars
$12.36
+0.5%
$15.80
+27.8%
-1.4%$3.51B$1.11B49.443,000High Trading Volume
SGRY
Surgery Partners
2.572 of 5 stars
$23.36
+0.7%
$33.56
+43.6%
-9.0%$2.99B$3.17B-48.6712,200Positive News
PRVA
Privia Health Group
3.8484 of 5 stars
$23.24
+0.2%
$27.77
+19.5%
+29.7%$2.83B$1.80B232.42810Positive News
CON
Concentra Group Holdings Parent
N/A$22.09
+0.3%
$28.50
+29.0%
N/A$2.81B$1.93B16.4911,000Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:GH) was last updated on 6/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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