Lantheus (LNTH) Competitors

Lantheus (NASDAQ:LNTH) and Beigene (NASDAQ:ONC) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is LNTH or ONC more profitable?

Lantheus has a net margin of 28.57% compared to Beigene's net margin of -25.94%. Lantheus' return on equity of 44.29% beat Beigene's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lantheus	28.57%	44.29%	23.52%
Beigene	-25.94%	-25.12%	-14.95%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LNTH or ONC?

Lantheus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Beigene. Beigene is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lantheus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lantheus	$1.54B	3.48	$326.66M	$3.52	22.20
Beigene	$4.18B	5.24	-$881.71M	-$3.72	-59.52

Do analysts rate LNTH or ONC?

Lantheus presently has a consensus target price of $132.67, suggesting a potential upside of 69.80%. Beigene has a consensus target price of $319.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.07%. Given Lantheus' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lantheus is more favorable than Beigene.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lantheus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Beigene	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LNTH or ONC?

99.1% of Lantheus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of Beigene shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Lantheus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Beigene shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LNTH or ONC?

Lantheus received 333 more outperform votes than Beigene when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Beigene an outperform vote while only 66.15% of users gave Lantheus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lantheus	Outperform Votes 344 66.15%	Underperform Votes 176 33.85%
Beigene	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%

Does the media favor LNTH or ONC?

In the previous week, Beigene had 4 more articles in the media than Lantheus. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Beigene and 17 mentions for Lantheus. Lantheus' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Beigene's score of 0.29 indicating that Lantheus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lantheus	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Beigene	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, LNTH or ONC?

Lantheus has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beigene has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lantheus beats Beigene on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.