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GeneDx (WGS) Competitors

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WGS vs. HIMS, GH, RDNT, BTSG, SHC, OPCH, SGRY, CON, PRVA, and VCYT

Should you be buying GeneDx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GeneDx include Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Guardant Health (GH), RadNet (RDNT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Sotera Health (SHC), Option Care Health (OPCH), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Privia Health Group (PRVA), and Veracyte (VCYT). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry.

GeneDx vs. Its Competitors

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

GeneDx has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hims & Hers Health has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Hims & Hers Health had 21 more articles in the media than GeneDx. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Hims & Hers Health and 15 mentions for GeneDx. GeneDx's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Hims & Hers Health's score of 0.46 indicating that GeneDx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
GeneDx
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Hims & Hers Health
18 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

GeneDx currently has a consensus price target of $104.13, suggesting a potential downside of 8.84%. Hims & Hers Health has a consensus price target of $38.92, suggesting a potential downside of 27.00%. Given GeneDx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe GeneDx is more favorable than Hims & Hers Health.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GeneDx
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Hims & Hers Health
3 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.92

Hims & Hers Health has a net margin of 9.63% compared to GeneDx's net margin of 0.39%. Hims & Hers Health's return on equity of 26.26% beat GeneDx's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GeneDx0.39% 16.51% 9.35%
Hims & Hers Health 9.63%26.26%13.06%

Hims & Hers Health has higher revenue and earnings than GeneDx. Hims & Hers Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GeneDx, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GeneDx$305.45M10.74-$52.29M$0.052,284.40
Hims & Hers Health$1.48B8.16$126.04M$0.8066.64

61.7% of GeneDx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Hims & Hers Health shares are held by institutional investors. 29.6% of GeneDx shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Hims & Hers Health shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Hims & Hers Health beats GeneDx on 9 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

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WGS vs. The Competition

MetricGeneDxMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.49B$7.71B$5.77B$10.42B
Dividend YieldN/A2.77%5.68%4.61%
P/E Ratio2,284.4072.9276.2826.42
Price / Sales10.7438.71552.28127.65
Price / Cash118.7122.2537.5661.52
Price / Book13.056.8513.186.39
Net Income-$52.29M$245.04M$3.29B$271.13M
7 Day Performance-12.62%-0.06%0.84%0.93%
1 Month Performance-6.28%3.50%5.03%7.52%
1 Year Performance210.04%12.32%71.27%30.06%

GeneDx Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WGS
GeneDx
2.3645 of 5 stars
$114.22
-6.0%
$104.13
-8.8%
+192.3%$3.49B$305.45M2,284.401,200
HIMS
Hims & Hers Health
2.6547 of 5 stars
$50.32
-1.1%
$38.92
-22.7%
+208.7%$11.50B$1.48B62.901,637Insider Trade
GH
Guardant Health
3.798 of 5 stars
$57.19
+3.2%
$58.24
+1.8%
+155.6%$6.91B$739.02M-17.072,021Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
RDNT
RadNet
3.1701 of 5 stars
$75.20
+1.1%
$76.80
+2.1%
+8.2%$5.72B$1.91B-375.9811,021
BTSG
BrightSpring Health Services
1.7626 of 5 stars
$27.40
+1.1%
$27.10
-1.1%
+78.9%$4.80B$11.27B88.3935,000
SHC
Sotera Health
2.3962 of 5 stars
$16.25
-0.3%
$16.00
-1.5%
-6.8%$4.63B$1.10B203.153,000
OPCH
Option Care Health
4.8616 of 5 stars
$28.03
+1.7%
$35.75
+27.5%
-12.6%$4.47B$5.00B22.428,088Positive News
Analyst Forecast
SGRY
Surgery Partners
3.1105 of 5 stars
$21.79
+1.1%
$33.00
+51.4%
-32.9%$2.76B$3.11B-15.2415,000
CON
Concentra Group Holdings Parent
3.099 of 5 stars
$20.81
-2.8%
$27.50
+32.2%
-10.7%$2.74B$1.90B17.4811,250
PRVA
Privia Health Group
4.4049 of 5 stars
$22.21
-0.5%
$28.58
+28.7%
+28.7%$2.74B$1.74B201.931,140Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
VCYT
Veracyte
3.8609 of 5 stars
$31.83
-1.4%
$40.90
+28.5%
-3.1%$2.54B$445.76M96.46790Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:WGS) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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