LifeStance Health Group (LFST) Competitors $5.83 -0.01 (-0.17%) As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LFST vs. OPCH, GH, RDNT, BTSG, SHC, PRVA, SGRY, CON, VCYT, and ARDTShould you be buying LifeStance Health Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LifeStance Health Group include Option Care Health (OPCH), Guardant Health (GH), RadNet (RDNT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Sotera Health (SHC), Privia Health Group (PRVA), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Veracyte (VCYT), and Ardent Health Partners (ARDT). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. LifeStance Health Group vs. Option Care Health Guardant Health RadNet BrightSpring Health Services Sotera Health Privia Health Group Surgery Partners Concentra Group Holdings Parent Veracyte Ardent Health Partners LifeStance Health Group (NASDAQ:LFST) and Option Care Health (NASDAQ:OPCH) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals believe in LFST or OPCH? 85.5% of LifeStance Health Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Option Care Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of LifeStance Health Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Option Care Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is LFST or OPCH more profitable? Option Care Health has a net margin of 4.37% compared to LifeStance Health Group's net margin of -7.90%. Option Care Health's return on equity of 15.30% beat LifeStance Health Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LifeStance Health Group-7.90% -6.66% -4.51% Option Care Health 4.37%15.30%6.57% Which has higher earnings and valuation, LFST or OPCH? Option Care Health has higher revenue and earnings than LifeStance Health Group. LifeStance Health Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Option Care Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLifeStance Health Group$1.28B1.77-$186.26M-$0.10-58.30Option Care Health$5.19B1.04$267.09M$1.2426.67 Does the media refer more to LFST or OPCH? In the previous week, Option Care Health had 3 more articles in the media than LifeStance Health Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Option Care Health and 4 mentions for LifeStance Health Group. Option Care Health's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat LifeStance Health Group's score of 0.88 indicating that Option Care Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LifeStance Health Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Option Care Health 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts recommend LFST or OPCH? LifeStance Health Group presently has a consensus target price of $8.30, indicating a potential upside of 42.37%. Option Care Health has a consensus target price of $35.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.35%. Given LifeStance Health Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe LifeStance Health Group is more favorable than Option Care Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LifeStance Health Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Option Care Health 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LFST or OPCH? Option Care Health received 49 more outperform votes than LifeStance Health Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.00% of users gave Option Care Health an outperform vote while only 32.61% of users gave LifeStance Health Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLifeStance Health GroupOutperform Votes1532.61% Underperform Votes3167.39% Option Care HealthOutperform Votes6464.00% Underperform Votes3636.00% Which has more volatility and risk, LFST or OPCH? LifeStance Health Group has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Option Care Health has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryOption Care Health beats LifeStance Health Group on 14 of the 19 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 GroupHealth services IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.27B$851.11M$5.43B$8.48BDividend YieldN/A2.30%5.22%4.11%P/E Ratio-22.4254.4226.8320.05Price / Sales1.7710.17393.98117.08Price / CashN/A26.1438.2534.62Price / Book1.554.036.874.61Net Income-$186.26M-$5.50M$3.22B$248.19M7 Day Performance1.57%6.51%6.76%2.97%1 Month Performance-5.36%57.81%13.66%16.58%1 Year Performance-22.06%21.12%18.27%8.16% LifeStance Health Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LFSTLifeStance Health Group2.5846 of 5 stars$5.83-0.2%$8.30+42.4%-22.4%$2.27B$1.28B-22.426,640OPCHOption Care Health3.521 of 5 stars$31.86+0.1%$35.50+11.4%+13.8%$5.22B$5.19B26.775,600Positive NewsGHGuardant Health4.6986 of 5 stars$41.66-0.1%$52.32+25.6%+61.4%$5.16B$774.00M-11.701,790Positive NewsRDNTRadNet3.4167 of 5 stars$57.03+2.3%$69.75+22.3%+2.9%$4.28B$1.83B-814.608,970BTSGBrightSpring Health Services1.6609 of 5 stars$22.35-2.1%$22.89+2.4%+108.0%$3.89B$11.86B-85.9635,000Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSHCSotera Health2.1925 of 5 stars$13.50+2.8%$15.80+17.0%+15.6%$3.83B$1.11B54.003,000Gap UpPRVAPrivia Health Group3.6782 of 5 stars$25.06+0.2%$27.38+9.3%+52.4%$3.04B$1.80B250.63810SGRYSurgery Partners2.8131 of 5 stars$23.26+5.0%$34.75+49.4%-8.9%$2.98B$3.11B-48.4612,200CONConcentra Group Holdings ParentN/A$21.66+1.2%$28.50+31.6%N/A$2.76B$1.90B16.1611,000Gap UpVCYTVeracyte4.0275 of 5 stars$30.76+3.5%$40.90+33.0%+29.2%$2.41B$445.76M-205.07790News CoveragePositive NewsARDTArdent Health Partners3.2578 of 5 stars$14.85+2.3%$20.75+39.7%N/A$2.12B$6.02B9.1124,200News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OPCH Competitors GH Competitors RDNT Competitors BTSG Competitors SHC Competitors PRVA Competitors SGRY Competitors CON Competitors VCYT Competitors ARDT 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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