LifeStance Health Group (LFST) Competitors $4.66 +0.09 (+1.97%) Closing price 08/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.88 +0.22 (+4.64%) As of 05:15 AM 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 TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LFST vs. GH, OPCH, RDNT, SHC, BTSG, SGRY, WGS, CON, PRVA, and VCYTShould you be buying LifeStance Health Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LifeStance Health Group include Guardant Health (GH), Option Care Health (OPCH), RadNet (RDNT), Sotera Health (SHC), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Surgery Partners (SGRY), GeneDx (WGS), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Privia Health Group (PRVA), and Veracyte (VCYT). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. LifeStance Health Group vs. Its Competitors Guardant Health Option Care Health RadNet Sotera Health BrightSpring Health Services Surgery Partners GeneDx Concentra Group Holdings Parent Privia Health Group Veracyte LifeStance Health Group (NASDAQ:LFST) and Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk. Do institutionals & insiders believe in LFST or GH? 85.5% of LifeStance Health Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Guardant Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of LifeStance Health Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Guardant Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LFST or GH? LifeStance Health Group has higher revenue and earnings than Guardant Health. LifeStance Health Group 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 RatioLifeStance Health Group$1.25B1.45-$57.44M-$0.05-93.20Guardant Health$739.02M9.30-$436.37M-$3.35-16.45 Which has more risk & volatility, LFST or GH? LifeStance Health Group has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardant Health has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LFST or GH more profitable? LifeStance Health Group has a net margin of -1.23% compared to Guardant Health's net margin of -49.93%. Guardant Health's return on equity of 0.00% beat LifeStance Health Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LifeStance Health Group-1.23% -1.11% -0.76% Guardant Health -49.93%N/A -28.95% Do analysts prefer LFST or GH? LifeStance Health Group presently has a consensus price target of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 82.40%. Guardant Health has a consensus price target of $57.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.36%. Given LifeStance Health Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe LifeStance Health Group is more favorable than Guardant Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LifeStance Health Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Guardant Health 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.06 Does the media prefer LFST or GH? In the previous week, LifeStance Health Group had 15 more articles in the media than Guardant Health. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for LifeStance Health Group and 7 mentions for Guardant Health. Guardant Health's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat LifeStance Health Group's score of 0.76 indicating that Guardant Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LifeStance Health Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Guardant Health 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLifeStance Health Group and Guardant Health tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get LifeStance Health Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LFST 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 LFST 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 LFST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLifeStance Health GroupMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.78B$3.91B$5.49B$9.69BDividend YieldN/A1.27%4.64%4.14%P/E Ratio-93.2026.3330.4025.31Price / Sales1.45149.72444.45101.55Price / Cash115.2524.7437.7258.50Price / Book1.232.798.306.01Net Income-$57.44M$189.47M$3.26B$265.10M7 Day Performance19.49%13.24%1.53%1.39%1 Month Performance3.33%11.50%3.73%2.43%1 Year Performance-20.21%10.95%41.02%24.74% LifeStance Health Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LFSTLifeStance Health Group3.0635 of 5 stars$4.66+2.0%$8.50+82.4%-15.3%$1.78B$1.25B-93.2010,218Earnings ReportGHGuardant Health2.7137 of 5 stars$54.80+1.1%$57.50+4.9%+80.8%$6.76B$739.02M-16.362,021OPCHOption Care Health4.6626 of 5 stars$27.85-1.2%$35.75+28.4%-6.5%$4.58B$5.00B22.288,088RDNTRadNet3.1451 of 5 stars$62.00+16.2%$69.60+12.3%+3.2%$4.00B$1.83B-144.1811,021Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeSHCSotera Health1.1221 of 5 stars$14.06+0.6%$16.00+13.8%+4.0%$3.97B$1.10B175.773,000Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeBTSGBrightSpring Health Services2.0625 of 5 stars$20.66-0.6%$25.67+24.2%+86.9%$3.68B$11.27B66.6535,000SGRYSurgery Partners2.8356 of 5 stars$22.74-3.8%$33.00+45.1%-21.0%$3.03B$3.11B-15.9015,000WGSGeneDx2.6695 of 5 stars$110.54+5.1%$101.63-8.1%+247.7%$3.02B$305.45M2,210.801,200CONConcentra Group Holdings Parent2.8989 of 5 stars$21.47-0.7%$28.50+32.7%-1.1%$2.77B$1.90B18.0411,250Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPRVAPrivia Health Group3.6099 of 5 stars$20.31-1.3%$28.00+37.9%+7.3%$2.53B$1.74B184.651,140News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastVCYTVeracyte2.6537 of 5 stars$27.99+2.3%$40.90+46.1%-3.8%$2.15B$445.76M84.82790 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GH Competitors OPCH Competitors RDNT Competitors SHC Competitors BTSG Competitors SGRY Competitors WGS Competitors CON Competitors PRVA Competitors VCYT Competitors 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:LFST) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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