Sotera Health (SHC) Competitors

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SHC vs. GH, FMS, BTSG, CELC, and HIMS

Should you buy Sotera Health stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Sotera Health with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Sotera Health include Guardant Health (GH), Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (FMS), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Celcuity (CELC), and Hims & Hers Health (HIMS). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry.

How does Sotera Health compare to Guardant Health?

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

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
Guardant Health	$982.02M	12.82	-$416.28M	-$3.39	N/A
Sotera Health	$1.19B	3.66	$77.94M	$0.41	37.24

Guardant Health currently has a consensus price target of $129.42, suggesting a potential upside of 36.35%. Sotera Health has a consensus price target of $20.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.16%. Given Guardant Health's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Guardant Health is more favorable than Sotera Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guardant Health	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Sotera Health	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

92.6% of Guardant Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Guardant Health shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Sotera Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Guardant Health had 13 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Guardant Health and 4 mentions for Sotera Health. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Guardant Health's score of 0.61 indicating that Sotera Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Guardant Health	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sotera Health	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Sotera Health has a net margin of 9.91% compared to Guardant Health's net margin of -40.10%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 39.73% beat Guardant Health's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guardant Health	-40.10%	N/A	-26.42%
Sotera Health	9.91%	39.73%	7.05%

Guardant Health has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sotera Health has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Sotera Health beats Guardant Health on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sotera Health compare to Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA?

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

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.54%. Sotera Health has a consensus target price of $20.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.16%. Given Sotera Health's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sotera Health 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	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.56
Sotera Health	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

8.4% of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Sotera Health 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.

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sotera Health has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the broader market.

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA has higher revenue and earnings than Sotera Health. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA 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
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA	$22.20B	0.54	$1.11B	$1.90	11.38
Sotera Health	$1.19B	3.66	$77.94M	$0.41	37.24

Sotera Health has a net margin of 9.91% compared to Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's net margin of 4.88%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 39.73% beat Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA	4.88%	8.90%	4.05%
Sotera Health	9.91%	39.73%	7.05%

In the previous week, Sotera Health had 1 more articles in the media than Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Sotera Health and 3 mentions for Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's score of 1.23 indicating that Sotera Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sotera Health	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Sotera Health beats Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sotera Health compare to BrightSpring Health Services?

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

Sotera Health has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BrightSpring Health Services has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the broader market.

Sotera Health has a net margin of 9.91% compared to BrightSpring Health Services' net margin of 2.27%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 39.73% beat BrightSpring Health Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sotera Health	9.91%	39.73%	7.05%
BrightSpring Health Services	2.27%	14.63%	4.41%

91.0% of Sotera Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of Sotera Health shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of BrightSpring Health Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, BrightSpring Health Services had 3 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for BrightSpring Health Services and 4 mentions for Sotera Health. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat BrightSpring Health Services' score of 0.67 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BrightSpring Health Services	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

BrightSpring Health Services has higher revenue and earnings than Sotera Health. Sotera Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BrightSpring Health Services, 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	$1.19B	3.66	$77.94M	$0.41	37.24
BrightSpring Health Services	$12.91B	0.87	$190.67M	$1.41	41.06

Sotera Health currently has a consensus price target of $20.33, indicating a potential upside of 33.16%. BrightSpring Health Services has a consensus price target of $56.29, indicating a potential downside of 2.79%. Given Sotera Health's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Sotera Health is more favorable than BrightSpring Health Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sotera Health	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
BrightSpring Health Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.12

Summary

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

How does Sotera Health compare to Celcuity?

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

Sotera Health has a net margin of 9.91% compared to Celcuity's net margin of 0.00%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 39.73% beat Celcuity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celcuity	N/A	-203.17%	-52.68%
Sotera Health	9.91%	39.73%	7.05%

Celcuity currently has a consensus price target of $140.20, suggesting a potential upside of 1.83%. Sotera Health has a consensus price target of $20.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.16%. Given Sotera Health's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sotera Health is more favorable than Celcuity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celcuity	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Sotera Health	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Sotera Health has higher revenue and earnings than Celcuity. Celcuity 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
Celcuity	N/A	N/A	-$177.04M	-$3.79	N/A
Sotera Health	$1.19B	3.66	$77.94M	$0.41	37.24

63.3% of Celcuity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Celcuity shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Sotera Health shares are owned by company 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.

Celcuity has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sotera Health has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Celcuity had 8 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Celcuity and 4 mentions for Sotera Health. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Celcuity's score of 0.65 indicating that Sotera Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celcuity	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sotera Health	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Sotera Health beats Celcuity on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Sotera Health compare to Hims & Hers Health?

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

63.5% of Hims & Hers Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Hims & Hers Health shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Sotera Health shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hims & Hers Health has higher revenue and earnings than Sotera Health. Hims & Hers 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
Hims & Hers Health	$2.37B	2.41	$128.37M	-$0.09	N/A
Sotera Health	$1.19B	3.66	$77.94M	$0.41	37.24

In the previous week, Hims & Hers Health had 71 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Hims & Hers Health and 4 mentions for Sotera Health. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Hims & Hers Health's score of -0.01 indicating that Sotera Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hims & Hers Health	16 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	24 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sotera Health	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Hims & Hers Health has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sotera Health has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the broader market.

Sotera Health has a net margin of 9.91% compared to Hims & Hers Health's net margin of -0.56%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 39.73% beat Hims & Hers Health's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hims & Hers Health	-0.56%	6.10%	1.52%
Sotera Health	9.91%	39.73%	7.05%

Hims & Hers Health presently has a consensus target price of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.70%. Sotera Health has a consensus target price of $20.33, indicating a potential upside of 33.16%. Given Sotera Health's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sotera Health is more favorable than Hims & Hers Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hims & Hers Health	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.12
Sotera Health	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Summary

Sotera Health beats Hims & Hers Health on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

SHC vs. The Competition

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Metric	Sotera Health	Medical Services Industry	Medical Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$4.35B	$8.17B	$6.22B	$12.27B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.03%	2.80%	5.35%
P/E Ratio	37.24	20.78	20.38	25.28
Price / Sales	3.66	16.48	542.54	73.29
Price / Cash	12.11	81.29	43.26	56.33
Price / Book	7.00	5.45	9.81	6.91
Net Income	$77.94M	$183.43M	$3.56B	$333.88M
7 Day Performance	-3.23%	-1.11%	0.43%	0.16%
1 Month Performance	-4.74%	8.70%	-0.87%	1.90%
1 Year Performance	19.86%	2.01%	36.28%	32.84%

Sotera Health Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SHC Sotera Health	3.9625 of 5 stars	$15.27 -1.4%	$20.33 +33.2%	+20.9%	$4.35B	$1.19B	37.24	3,000	High Trading Volume
GH Guardant Health	3.3237 of 5 stars	$88.18 -3.3%	$128.63 +45.9%	+142.3%	$11.70B	$982.02M	N/A	2,506	Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
FMS Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA	4.8693 of 5 stars	$20.19 -10.9%	$28.00 +38.7%	-22.8%	$11.29B	$19.63B	10.58	1,488	High Trading Volume
BTSG BrightSpring Health Services	3.2887 of 5 stars	$52.46 -2.0%	$55.29 +5.4%	+148.6%	$10.14B	$12.91B	37.23	23,500
CELC Celcuity	1.7527 of 5 stars	$140.36 -3.2%	$134.50 -4.2%	+1,140.5%	$6.79B	N/A	N/A	40	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Gap Down

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Sotera Health (SHC) Competitors

SHC vs. GH, FMS, BTSG, CELC, and HIMS

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How does Sotera Health compare to Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA?

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How does Sotera Health compare to BrightSpring Health Services?

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How does Sotera Health compare to Celcuity?

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How does Sotera Health compare to Hims & Hers Health?

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Sotera Health (SHC) Competitors

SHC vs. GH, FMS, BTSG, CELC, and HIMS

How does Sotera Health compare to Guardant Health?

Which has better earnings and valuation, GH or SHC?

Do analysts prefer GH or SHC?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GH or SHC?

Does the media prefer GH or SHC?

Is GH or SHC more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, GH or SHC?

Summary

How does Sotera Health compare to Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA?

Do analysts rate FMS or SHC?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FMS or SHC?

Which has more risk and volatility, FMS or SHC?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FMS or SHC?

Is FMS or SHC more profitable?

Does the media favor FMS or SHC?

Summary

How does Sotera Health compare to BrightSpring Health Services?

Which has more risk and volatility, SHC or BTSG?

Is SHC or BTSG more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SHC or BTSG?

Does the media prefer SHC or BTSG?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SHC or BTSG?

Do analysts recommend SHC or BTSG?

Summary

How does Sotera Health compare to Celcuity?

Is CELC or SHC more profitable?

Do analysts rate CELC or SHC?

Which has better earnings & valuation, CELC or SHC?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CELC or SHC?

Which has more volatility & risk, CELC or SHC?

Does the media prefer CELC or SHC?

Summary

How does Sotera Health compare to Hims & Hers Health?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HIMS or SHC?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HIMS or SHC?

Does the media refer more to HIMS or SHC?

Which has more volatility & risk, HIMS or SHC?

Is HIMS or SHC more profitable?

Do analysts prefer HIMS or SHC?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

SHC vs. The Competition

Sotera Health Competitors List

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