LifeStance Health Group (LFST) Competitors $5.23 -0.14 (-2.61%) Closing price 09/19/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.22 -0.01 (-0.10%) As of 09/19/2025 07:05 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 TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LFST vs. GH, RDNT, BTSG, OPCH, SHC, WGS, CON, SGRY, PRVA, and HTFLShould you be buying LifeStance Health Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LifeStance Health Group include Guardant Health (GH), RadNet (RDNT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Option Care Health (OPCH), Sotera Health (SHC), GeneDx (WGS), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Privia Health Group (PRVA), and Heartflow (HTFL). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. LifeStance Health Group vs. Its Competitors Guardant Health RadNet BrightSpring Health Services Option Care Health Sotera Health GeneDx Concentra Group Holdings Parent Surgery Partners Privia Health Group Heartflow Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) and LifeStance Health Group (NASDAQ:LFST) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals believe in GH or LFST? 92.6% of Guardant Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of LifeStance Health Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Guardant Health shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of LifeStance Health Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, GH or LFST? Guardant Health has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LifeStance Health Group has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is GH or LFST 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 Guardant Health-49.93% N/A -28.95% LifeStance Health Group -1.23%-1.11%-0.76% Do analysts rate GH or LFST? Guardant Health currently has a consensus target price of $58.24, suggesting a potential downside of 1.55%. LifeStance Health Group has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 62.52%. Given LifeStance Health Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LifeStance Health Group is more favorable than Guardant Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Guardant Health 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.06LifeStance Health Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Does the media prefer GH or LFST? In the previous week, Guardant Health had 18 more articles in the media than LifeStance Health Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Guardant Health and 1 mentions for LifeStance Health Group. Guardant Health's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat LifeStance Health Group's score of -0.10 indicating that Guardant Health is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Guardant Health 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive LifeStance Health Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher valuation and earnings, GH or LFST? 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 RatioGuardant Health$739.02M9.98-$436.37M-$3.35-17.66LifeStance Health Group$1.25B1.63-$57.44M-$0.05-104.60 SummaryGuardant Health beats LifeStance Health Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$2.09B$4.20B$5.79B$10.40BDividend YieldN/A1.28%5.63%4.60%P/E Ratio-104.6027.6480.4326.78Price / Sales1.63202.82534.22123.54Price / Cash135.4227.9137.9961.55Price / Book1.384.6315.776.40Net Income-$57.44M$197.60M$3.30B$271.80M7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.66%5.37%3.48%1 Month Performance-2.24%1.92%8.10%9.89%1 Year Performance-23.20%17.00%81.36%28.43% LifeStance Health Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LFSTLifeStance Health Group3.0479 of 5 stars$5.23-2.6%$8.50+62.5%-23.8%$2.09B$1.25B-104.6010,218High Trading VolumeGHGuardant Health3.632 of 5 stars$54.79-0.2%$58.24+6.3%+133.0%$6.85B$828.85M-16.362,021RDNTRadNet3.1351 of 5 stars$74.99+1.3%$76.80+2.4%+9.8%$5.69B$1.83B-374.9311,021Positive NewsInsider TradeBTSGBrightSpring Health Services2.0905 of 5 stars$27.18+2.8%$27.10-0.3%+81.7%$4.69B$11.27B87.6835,000OPCHOption Care Health4.8689 of 5 stars$27.89-2.1%$35.75+28.2%-10.3%$4.62B$5.37B22.318,088Positive NewsSHCSotera Health2.3898 of 5 stars$16.23+1.1%$16.00-1.4%-5.6%$4.56B$1.10B202.903,000Positive NewsWGSGeneDx2.3704 of 5 stars$122.04-1.5%$104.13-14.7%+218.8%$3.56B$305.45M2,440.801,200Insider TradeCONConcentra Group Holdings Parent3.3028 of 5 stars$21.26-4.0%$27.50+29.3%-9.4%$2.84B$1.90B17.8711,250Analyst ForecastSGRYSurgery Partners3.2723 of 5 stars$21.60-1.2%$33.00+52.8%-34.7%$2.80B$3.11B-15.1015,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPRVAPrivia Health Group4.5136 of 5 stars$22.34-2.0%$28.58+27.9%+15.1%$2.80B$1.74B203.111,140Positive NewsHTFLHeartflowN/A$32.89-1.5%$35.80+8.8%N/A$2.71BN/A0.00699News CoverageEarnings ReportQuiet Period Expiration Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GH Competitors RDNT Competitors BTSG Competitors OPCH Competitors SHC Competitors WGS Competitors CON Competitors SGRY Competitors PRVA Competitors HTFL 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 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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