Sotera Health (SHC) Competitors

Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) and Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SHC or GH?

Sotera Health has higher revenue and earnings than Guardant Health. Guardant Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sotera Health, 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
Sotera Health	$1.10B	2.89	$44.34M	$0.08	140.25
Guardant Health	$739.02M	8.50	-$436.37M	-$3.35	-15.04

Which has more volatility & risk, SHC or GH?

Sotera Health has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardant Health has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SHC or GH more profitable?

Sotera Health has a net margin of 2.24% compared to Guardant Health's net margin of -49.93%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 41.08% beat Guardant Health's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sotera Health	2.24%	41.08%	5.68%
Guardant Health	-49.93%	N/A	-28.95%

Do analysts recommend SHC or GH?

Sotera Health presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.60%. Guardant Health has a consensus price target of $57.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.11%. Given Sotera Health's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sotera Health is more favorable than Guardant Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sotera Health	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Guardant Health	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.06

Does the media favor SHC or GH?

In the previous week, Guardant Health had 11 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Guardant Health and 3 mentions for Sotera Health. Guardant Health's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Sotera Health's score of 0.56 indicating that Guardant Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sotera Health	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Guardant Health	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SHC or GH?

91.0% of Sotera Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Guardant Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.6% of Sotera Health shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Guardant Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sotera Health beats Guardant Health on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.