Schrödinger (SDGR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, LNTH or SDGR?

Lantheus has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schrödinger has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LNTH or SDGR more profitable?

Lantheus has a net margin of 28.57% compared to Schrödinger's net margin of -91.84%. Lantheus' return on equity of 44.29% beat Schrödinger's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lantheus	28.57%	44.29%	23.52%
Schrödinger	-91.84%	-35.77%	-24.51%

Does the media prefer LNTH or SDGR?

In the previous week, Lantheus had 14 more articles in the media than Schrödinger. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Lantheus and 6 mentions for Schrödinger. Lantheus' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Schrödinger's score of 1.18 indicating that Lantheus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lantheus	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Schrödinger	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LNTH or SDGR?

Lantheus has higher revenue and earnings than Schrödinger. Schrödinger 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	$1.53B	4.73	$326.66M	$4.37	24.24
Schrödinger	$207.54M	8.76	$40.72M	-$2.57	-9.68

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LNTH or SDGR?

Lantheus received 286 more outperform votes than Schrödinger when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.02% of users gave Lantheus an outperform vote while only 58.33% of users gave Schrödinger an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lantheus	Outperform Votes 342 66.02%	Underperform Votes 176 33.98%
Schrödinger	Outperform Votes 56 58.33%	Underperform Votes 40 41.67%

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

99.1% of Lantheus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Schrödinger shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Lantheus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Schrödinger shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer LNTH or SDGR?

Lantheus currently has a consensus target price of $129.43, indicating a potential upside of 22.19%. Schrödinger has a consensus target price of $32.80, indicating a potential upside of 31.83%. Given Schrödinger's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Schrödinger is more favorable than Lantheus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lantheus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Schrödinger	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Lantheus beats Schrödinger on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.