Veracyte (VCYT) Competitors $29.20 +0.71 (+2.49%) Closing price 05/16/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.02 -0.18 (-0.60%) As of 05/16/2025 07:09 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VCYT vs. OPCH, GH, RDNT, BTSG, SHC, PRVA, SGRY, CON, LFST, and ARDTShould you be buying Veracyte stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Veracyte include Option Care Health (OPCH), Guardant Health (GH), RadNet (RDNT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Sotera Health (SHC), Privia Health Group (PRVA), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), LifeStance Health Group (LFST), and Ardent Health Partners (ARDT). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Veracyte vs. Option Care Health Guardant Health RadNet BrightSpring Health Services Sotera Health Privia Health Group Surgery Partners Concentra Group Holdings Parent LifeStance Health Group Ardent Health Partners Veracyte (NASDAQ:VCYT) and Option Care Health (NASDAQ:OPCH) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor VCYT or OPCH? Veracyte received 388 more outperform votes than Option Care Health when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.14% of users gave Veracyte an outperform vote while only 64.00% of users gave Option Care Health an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVeracyteOutperform Votes45273.14% Underperform Votes16626.86% Option Care HealthOutperform Votes6464.00% Underperform Votes3636.00% Do analysts recommend VCYT or OPCH? Veracyte currently has a consensus price target of $40.90, suggesting a potential upside of 40.07%. Option Care Health has a consensus price target of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.83%. Given Veracyte's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Veracyte is more favorable than Option Care Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Veracyte 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Option Care Health 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Is VCYT or OPCH more profitable? Option Care Health has a net margin of 4.37% compared to Veracyte's net margin of -2.18%. Option Care Health's return on equity of 15.30% beat Veracyte's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Veracyte-2.18% 3.02% 2.80% Option Care Health 4.37%15.30%6.57% Does the media refer more to VCYT or OPCH? In the previous week, Veracyte had 4 more articles in the media than Option Care Health. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Veracyte and 11 mentions for Option Care Health. Option Care Health's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Veracyte's score of 1.01 indicating that Option Care Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Veracyte 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Option Care Health 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VCYT or OPCH? Option Care Health has higher revenue and earnings than Veracyte. Option Care Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veracyte, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVeracyte$463.39M4.93-$74.40M$0.4171.22Option Care Health$5.19B1.05$267.09M$1.2426.80 Which has more risk and volatility, VCYT or OPCH? Veracyte has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Option Care Health has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VCYT or OPCH? 98.1% of Option Care Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Veracyte shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Option Care Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryOption Care Health beats Veracyte on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Veracyte News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VCYT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart VCYT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVeracyteMedical laboratories IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.29B$3.07B$5.35B$8.51BDividend YieldN/A31.26%4.95%4.13%P/E Ratio-194.6714.3826.8519.96Price / Sales4.93158.28389.75119.20Price / Cash442.2957.5638.2534.62Price / Book2.044.346.764.59Net Income-$74.40M-$22.21M$3.23B$248.34M7 Day Performance-0.58%2.40%4.86%5.14%1 Month Performance-6.23%5.59%9.89%13.64%1 Year Performance27.62%2.14%14.65%6.58% Veracyte Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VCYTVeracyte4.0354 of 5 stars$29.20+2.5%$40.90+40.1%+24.8%$2.29B$463.39M-194.67790Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionOPCHOption Care Health3.7624 of 5 stars$31.86+0.1%$35.50+11.4%+11.4%$5.22B$5.19B26.775,600Positive NewsGHGuardant Health4.6331 of 5 stars$41.66-0.1%$52.32+25.6%+55.0%$5.16B$774.00M-11.701,790Positive NewsRDNTRadNet3.2992 of 5 stars$57.03+2.3%$69.75+22.3%+6.2%$4.28B$1.83B-814.608,970Insider TradeGap UpBTSGBrightSpring Health Services1.677 of 5 stars$22.35-2.1%$22.89+2.4%+114.3%$3.89B$11.86B-85.9635,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSHCSotera Health1.8739 of 5 stars$13.50+2.8%$15.80+17.0%+12.2%$3.83B$1.11B54.003,000Gap UpPRVAPrivia Health Group2.816 of 5 stars$25.06+0.2%$27.38+9.3%+47.2%$3.04B$1.80B250.63810Insider TradeSGRYSurgery Partners3.1627 of 5 stars$23.26+5.0%$34.75+49.4%-9.5%$2.98B$3.11B-48.4612,200Earnings ReportCONConcentra Group Holdings ParentN/A$21.66+1.2%$28.50+31.6%N/A$2.76B$1.90B16.1611,000Gap UpLFSTLifeStance Health Group2.6156 of 5 stars$5.85+2.1%$8.30+41.9%-20.8%$2.27B$1.28B-22.506,640ARDTArdent Health Partners3.0399 of 5 stars$14.85+2.3%$20.75+39.7%N/A$2.12B$6.02B9.1124,200Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Option Care Health Competitors Guardant Health Competitors RadNet Competitors BrightSpring Health Services Competitors Sotera Health Competitors Privia Health Group Competitors Surgery Partners Competitors Concentra Group Holdings Parent Competitors LifeStance Health Group Competitors Ardent Health Partners Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VCYT) was last updated on 5/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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