Ardent Health (ARDT) Competitors $11.05 +0.26 (+2.41%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.10 +0.04 (+0.41%) As of 07:51 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock ARDT vs. GH, OPCH, RDNT, BTSG, SHC, SGRY, CON, PRVA, WGS, and ADUSShould you be buying Ardent Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ardent Health include Guardant Health (GH), Option Care Health (OPCH), RadNet (RDNT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Sotera Health (SHC), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Privia Health Group (PRVA), GeneDx (WGS), and Addus HomeCare (ADUS). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Ardent Health vs. Its Competitors Guardant Health Option Care Health RadNet BrightSpring Health Services Sotera Health Surgery Partners Concentra Group Holdings Parent Privia Health Group GeneDx Addus HomeCare Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) and Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer ARDT or GH? Ardent Health currently has a consensus price target of $20.30, suggesting a potential upside of 83.71%. Guardant Health has a consensus price target of $54.45, suggesting a potential upside of 22.58%. Given Ardent Health's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ardent Health is more favorable than Guardant Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ardent Health 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92Guardant Health 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.05 Does the media favor ARDT or GH? In the previous week, Guardant Health had 11 more articles in the media than Ardent Health. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Guardant Health and 5 mentions for Ardent Health. Ardent Health's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Guardant Health's score of 0.48 indicating that Ardent Health is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ardent Health 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Guardant Health 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is ARDT or GH more profitable? Ardent Health has a net margin of 3.73% compared to Guardant Health's net margin of -53.82%. Ardent Health's return on equity of 16.07% beat Guardant Health's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ardent Health3.73% 16.07% 4.69% Guardant Health -53.82%N/A -26.77% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ARDT or GH? 92.6% of Guardant Health shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Ardent Health shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Guardant Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ARDT or GH? Ardent Health has higher revenue and earnings than Guardant Health. Guardant Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardent Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArdent Health$5.97B0.26$210.34M$1.636.78Guardant Health$774.00M7.11-$436.37M-$3.39-13.10 SummaryArdent Health beats Guardant Health on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ardent Health News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARDT 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 ARDT 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 NYSE 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 ARDT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricArdent HealthMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.54B$7.30B$5.70B$21.12BDividend YieldN/A2.84%4.69%3.60%P/E Ratio6.7825.2828.0728.44Price / Sales0.2642.17448.5760.38Price / Cash4.2526.7436.2222.92Price / Book1.049.718.664.69Net Income$210.34M$239.96M$3.25B$995.51M7 Day Performance-0.90%2.92%4.20%1.64%1 Month Performance-15.91%6.14%10.82%5.92%1 Year Performance-34.73%17.27%34.70%11.50% Ardent Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARDTArdent Health3.5423 of 5 stars$11.05+2.4%$20.30+83.7%-35.5%$1.54B$5.97B6.7824,900GHGuardant Health4.4583 of 5 stars$45.64-1.8%$54.45+19.3%+43.1%$5.76B$739.02M-13.462,021News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionOPCHOption Care Health4.5309 of 5 stars$29.17-1.1%$35.50+21.7%-4.9%$4.83B$5.00B23.528,088Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsRDNTRadNet3.7592 of 5 stars$57.94+0.8%$69.60+20.1%-12.0%$4.31B$1.83B273.7611,021News CoveragePositive NewsBTSGBrightSpring Health Services1.7071 of 5 stars$19.71-1.2%$24.90+26.3%+71.6%$3.51B$11.27B70.3935,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsSHCSotera Health3.108 of 5 stars$11.01-0.5%$16.00+45.3%-9.5%$3.14B$1.10B137.643,000News CoveragePositive NewsSGRYSurgery Partners2.6773 of 5 stars$22.36+0.2%$33.56+50.1%-29.2%$2.86B$3.11B-14.6115,000CONConcentra Group Holdings Parent3.2274 of 5 stars$19.93+1.9%$28.50+43.0%N/A$2.51B$1.90B14.8711,250News CoveragePRVAPrivia Health Group4.0943 of 5 stars$20.16+2.8%$28.38+40.8%+0.3%$2.39B$1.74B168.011,140Positive NewsWGSGeneDx3.9509 of 5 stars$78.35+0.6%$92.33+17.8%+140.7%$2.22B$305.45M-55.571,200Upcoming EarningsADUSAddus HomeCare4.9759 of 5 stars$107.40+0.3%$142.57+32.7%-12.5%$1.97B$1.15B24.2449,703Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GH Competitors OPCH Competitors RDNT Competitors BTSG Competitors SHC Competitors SGRY Competitors CON Competitors PRVA Competitors WGS Competitors ADUS 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 (NYSE:ARDT) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket 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 | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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