Sotera Health (SHC) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to SHC or RDNT?

In the previous week, RadNet had 6 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for RadNet and 6 mentions for Sotera Health. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat RadNet's score of 0.76 indicating that Sotera Health is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sotera Health	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RadNet	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SHC or RDNT more profitable?

Sotera Health has a net margin of 3.65% compared to RadNet's net margin of 0.58%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 47.26% beat RadNet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sotera Health	3.65%	47.26%	6.44%
RadNet	0.58%	4.30%	1.40%

Do analysts prefer SHC or RDNT?

Sotera Health currently has a consensus target price of $15.70, suggesting a potential downside of 5.76%. RadNet has a consensus target price of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.27%. Given RadNet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RadNet is more favorable than Sotera Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sotera Health	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
RadNet	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SHC or RDNT?

91.0% of Sotera Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.9% of RadNet shares are held by institutional investors. 55.1% of Sotera Health shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of RadNet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, SHC or RDNT?

Sotera Health has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RadNet has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SHC or RDNT?

Sotera Health has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RadNet. Sotera Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RadNet, 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	$1.05B	4.50	$51.38M	$0.19	87.69
RadNet	$1.71B	2.88	$3.04M	$0.30	222.70

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHC or RDNT?

RadNet received 297 more outperform votes than Sotera Health when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.65% of users gave RadNet an outperform vote while only 57.32% of users gave Sotera Health an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sotera Health	Outperform Votes 47 57.32%	Underperform Votes 35 42.68%
RadNet	Outperform Votes 344 65.65%	Underperform Votes 180 34.35%

Summary

Sotera Health beats RadNet on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.