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

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), Privia Health Group (PRVA), Heartflow (HTFL), Veracyte (VCYT), and Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry.

GeneDx vs. Its Competitors

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

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
Hims & Hers Health$1.48B9.03$126.04M$0.8073.76
GeneDx$362.32M9.52-$52.29M$0.052,401.50

63.5% of Hims & Hers Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of GeneDx shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of Hims & Hers Health shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of GeneDx shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hims & Hers Health presently has a consensus price target of $38.92, suggesting a potential downside of 34.05%. GeneDx has a consensus price target of $104.13, suggesting a potential downside of 13.28%. Given GeneDx's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GeneDx is more favorable than Hims & Hers Health.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hims & Hers Health
3 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.93
GeneDx
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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
Hims & Hers Health9.63% 26.26% 13.06%
GeneDx 0.39%16.51%9.35%

In the previous week, Hims & Hers Health had 17 more articles in the media than GeneDx. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Hims & Hers Health and 13 mentions for GeneDx. GeneDx's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Hims & Hers Health's score of 0.66 indicating that GeneDx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hims & Hers Health
13 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
GeneDx
3 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Hims & Hers Health has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GeneDx has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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$3.45B$8.23B$6.03B$10.49B
Dividend YieldN/A2.17%5.73%4.80%
P/E Ratio2,401.5072.9284.8927.32
Price / Sales9.5233.67516.27196.49
Price / Cash118.1222.0937.5761.53
Price / Book13.726.9412.396.78
Net Income-$52.29M$247.60M$3.32B$276.59M
7 Day Performance-2.13%-1.55%0.22%-0.21%
1 Month Performance-1.61%0.55%9.87%7.65%
1 Year Performance100.16%10.15%75.52%33.95%

GeneDx Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WGS
GeneDx
2.4372 of 5 stars
$120.08
-1.7%
$104.13
-13.3%
+104.4%$3.45B$362.32M2,401.501,200News Coverage
HIMS
Hims & Hers Health
3.3321 of 5 stars
$58.12
+0.3%
$38.92
-33.0%
+164.1%$13.10B$1.48B72.651,637Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Gap Up
GH
Guardant Health
3.5577 of 5 stars
$65.32
+3.0%
$65.86
+0.8%
+193.2%$7.91B$739.02M-19.502,021
RDNT
RadNet
2.9752 of 5 stars
$76.08
-2.3%
$76.80
+0.9%
+4.5%$5.99B$1.91B-380.3811,021Positive News
BTSG
BrightSpring Health Services
2.6674 of 5 stars
$28.89
+1.7%
$29.88
+3.4%
+95.7%$5.03B$12.57B93.2035,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
SHC
Sotera Health
2.7912 of 5 stars
$16.00
-0.5%
$17.20
+7.5%
+3.8%$4.57B$1.10B200.033,000News Coverage
OPCH
Option Care Health
4.8563 of 5 stars
$27.19
+0.3%
$35.11
+29.1%
-11.4%$4.40B$5.00B21.758,088Positive News
PRVA
Privia Health Group
3.5448 of 5 stars
$24.53
+2.2%
$28.58
+16.5%
+39.7%$2.95B$1.74B223.021,140
HTFL
Heartflow
N/A$35.76
+2.2%
$36.60
+2.3%
N/A$2.92B$148.54M0.00699Positive News
VCYT
Veracyte
3.5862 of 5 stars
$35.10
+1.4%
$40.90
+16.5%
+0.1%$2.72B$445.76M106.37790
CON
Concentra Group Holdings Parent
3.1134 of 5 stars
$20.87
-0.4%
$27.75
+33.0%
-3.4%$2.69B$1.90B17.5411,250

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This page (NASDAQ:WGS) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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