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

Should you be buying GeneDx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GeneDx 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), Veracyte (VCYT), and LifeStance Health Group (LFST). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry.

GeneDx vs.

Option Care Health (NASDAQ:OPCH) and GeneDx (NASDAQ:WGS) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and community ranking.

In the previous week, GeneDx had 5 more articles in the media than Option Care Health. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for GeneDx and 12 mentions for Option Care Health. Option Care Health's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat GeneDx's score of 1.48 indicating that Option Care Health is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Option Care Health
12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
GeneDx
14 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Option Care Health$5.19B1.02$267.09M$1.2426.14
GeneDx$330.14M5.95-$175.77M-$1.41-48.83

Option Care Health has a net margin of 4.37% compared to GeneDx's net margin of -17.12%. Option Care Health's return on equity of 15.30% beat GeneDx's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Option Care Health4.37% 15.30% 6.57%
GeneDx -17.12%3.33%1.69%

98.1% of Option Care Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of GeneDx shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Option Care Health shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of GeneDx shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Option Care Health has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GeneDx has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Option Care Health received 50 more outperform votes than GeneDx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.00% of users gave Option Care Health an outperform vote while only 51.85% of users gave GeneDx an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Option Care HealthOutperform Votes
64
64.00%
Underperform Votes
36
36.00%
GeneDxOutperform Votes
14
51.85%
Underperform Votes
13
48.15%

Option Care Health presently has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.53%. GeneDx has a consensus target price of $86.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.00%. Given GeneDx's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GeneDx is more favorable than Option Care Health.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Option Care Health
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
GeneDx
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Summary

Option Care Health beats GeneDx on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WGS vs. The Competition

MetricGeneDxHealth services IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.96B$831.83M$5.32B$8.44B
Dividend YieldN/A2.30%5.21%4.11%
P/E Ratio-35.1252.3726.8119.78
Price / Sales5.9511.72387.95118.50
Price / CashN/A26.1438.2534.62
Price / Book7.843.886.774.52
Net Income-$175.77M-$5.50M$3.23B$248.32M
7 Day Performance8.24%5.67%1.73%0.58%
1 Month Performance-28.94%79.90%10.92%13.09%
1 Year Performance244.43%21.65%17.16%7.74%

GeneDx Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WGS
GeneDx
3.9573 of 5 stars
$67.33
-0.7%
$86.75
+28.8%
+226.7%$1.92B$330.14M-34.351,200Positive News
OPCH
Option Care Health
4.2152 of 5 stars
$33.09
-0.4%
$35.50
+7.3%
+12.3%$5.42B$5.19B27.815,600Positive News
GH
Guardant Health
4.6454 of 5 stars
$40.24
-1.1%
$52.32
+30.0%
+57.4%$4.99B$774.00M-11.301,790Positive News
RDNT
RadNet
3.3748 of 5 stars
$60.66
-0.8%
$69.75
+15.0%
-0.3%$4.55B$1.87B-866.458,970News Coverage
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BTSG
BrightSpring Health Services
1.6401 of 5 stars
$24.11
-1.3%
$23.56
-2.3%
+112.9%$4.20B$11.86B-92.7335,000Positive News
SHC
Sotera Health
2.9335 of 5 stars
$12.74
-0.5%
$15.80
+24.0%
+13.3%$3.62B$1.11B50.963,000Positive News
PRVA
Privia Health Group
3.574 of 5 stars
$25.00
-0.1%
$27.38
+9.5%
+47.4%$3.05B$1.80B250.03810Positive News
SGRY
Surgery Partners
2.7923 of 5 stars
$23.60
-1.4%
$34.75
+47.2%
-10.7%$3.02B$3.17B-49.1712,200
CON
Concentra Group Holdings Parent
N/A$22.54
-0.8%
$28.50
+26.4%
N/A$2.87B$1.93B16.8211,000Positive News
VCYT
Veracyte
3.9546 of 5 stars
$29.00
-0.7%
$40.90
+41.0%
+26.8%$2.27B$463.39M-193.33790Positive News
LFST
LifeStance Health Group
2.4985 of 5 stars
$5.84
flat
$8.30
+42.1%
-24.2%$2.27B$1.28B-22.466,640Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:WGS) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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