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NTRA vs. FMS, HIMS, GH, RDNT, BTSG, SHC, OPCH, WGS, PRVA, and HTFL

Should you be buying Natera stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Natera include Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (FMS), Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Guardant Health (GH), RadNet (RDNT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Sotera Health (SHC), Option Care Health (OPCH), GeneDx (WGS), Privia Health Group (PRVA), and Heartflow (HTFL). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry.

Natera vs. Its Competitors

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (NYSE:FMS) and Natera (NASDAQ:NTRA) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Natera had 15 more articles in the media than Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Natera and 3 mentions for Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Natera's score of 0.68 indicating that Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Natera
8 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natera has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA has higher revenue and earnings than Natera. Natera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA$20.63BN/A$582.08M$1.2222.28
Natera$1.96B13.26-$190.43M-$1.91-99.32

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA presently has a consensus price target of $27.80, indicating a potential upside of 2.26%. Natera has a consensus price target of $196.81, indicating a potential upside of 3.74%. Given Natera's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Natera is more favorable than Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
3 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
Natera
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA has a net margin of 3.39% compared to Natera's net margin of -12.89%. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's return on equity of 6.75% beat Natera's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA3.39% 6.75% 3.13%
Natera -12.89%-22.22%-15.03%

8.4% of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Natera shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Natera shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA beats Natera on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NTRA vs. The Competition

MetricNateraMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$26.05B$8.51B$6.16B$10.63B
Dividend YieldN/A2.14%5.72%4.85%
P/E Ratio-99.3776.8529.4927.39
Price / Sales13.2633.75494.36189.83
Price / CashN/A21.3125.8230.35
Price / Book20.967.0512.466.70
Net Income-$190.43M$247.60M$3.32B$276.34M
7 Day Performance9.78%0.33%2.21%0.29%
1 Month Performance4.75%-0.75%9.00%4.13%
1 Year Performance57.44%11.46%63.72%33.94%

Natera Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NTRA
Natera
2.001 of 5 stars
$189.08
+0.3%
$196.81
+4.1%
+54.1%$25.92B$1.96B-98.894,434Short Interest ↑
FMS
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
4.3378 of 5 stars
$27.39
+2.1%
$27.80
+1.5%
+31.7%$16.07B$19.52B22.451,384Positive News
Short Interest ↓
HIMS
Hims & Hers Health
2.1839 of 5 stars
$54.85
+1.7%
$38.92
-29.0%
+132.0%$12.40B$1.48B68.561,637Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
GH
Guardant Health
3.8374 of 5 stars
$61.73
-3.9%
$65.86
+6.7%
+228.3%$7.70B$828.85M-18.432,021
RDNT
RadNet
3.2869 of 5 stars
$71.72
+1.6%
$76.80
+7.1%
+15.1%$5.52B$1.83B-358.5811,021News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
BTSG
BrightSpring Health Services
2.5405 of 5 stars
$29.48
+3.9%
$30.50
+3.5%
+87.4%$5.22B$11.27B95.1035,000Trending News
Earnings Report
SHC
Sotera Health
2.3309 of 5 stars
$15.67
+2.1%
$17.20
+9.8%
+4.4%$4.45B$1.10B195.903,000News Coverage
OPCH
Option Care Health
4.8033 of 5 stars
$26.67
-0.1%
$35.11
+31.7%
-10.3%$4.33B$5.37B21.348,088Positive News
WGS
GeneDx
2.9407 of 5 stars
$120.87
-0.7%
$104.13
-13.9%
+111.5%$3.47B$305.45M2,417.401,200Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
PRVA
Privia Health Group
3.0088 of 5 stars
$24.14
+0.2%
$28.91
+19.8%
+48.1%$2.96B$1.74B219.471,140Positive News
HTFL
Heartflow
N/A$33.22
-0.7%
$36.60
+10.2%
N/A$2.77BN/A0.00699Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:NTRA) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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