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ARDT vs. BLLN, SHC, RDNT, VCYT, and CAI

Should you buy Ardent Health stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Ardent Health with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Ardent Health include Billiontoone (BLLN), Sotera Health (SHC), RadNet (RDNT), Veracyte (VCYT), and Caris Life Sciences (CAI).

How does Ardent Health compare to Billiontoone?

Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) and Billiontoone (NASDAQ:BLLN) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ardent Health$6.32B0.25$135.81M$0.9511.70
Billiontoone$305.11M22.61$7.45M$0.55272.67

Ardent Health has a net margin of 1.22% compared to Billiontoone's net margin of 0.00%. Ardent Health's return on equity of 10.45% beat Billiontoone's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ardent Health1.22% 10.45% 3.36%
Billiontoone N/A N/A N/A

Ardent Health presently has a consensus price target of $14.04, indicating a potential upside of 26.33%. Billiontoone has a consensus price target of $126.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.98%. Given Ardent Health's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ardent Health is more favorable than Billiontoone.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ardent Health
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
Billiontoone
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, Billiontoone had 7 more articles in the media than Ardent Health. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Billiontoone and 8 mentions for Ardent Health. Billiontoone's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Ardent Health's score of 0.09 indicating that Billiontoone is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ardent Health
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Billiontoone
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Ardent Health beats Billiontoone on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ardent Health compare to Sotera Health?

Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) and Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

91.0% of Sotera Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Ardent Health shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Sotera Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ardent Health has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sotera Health has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the broader market.

Sotera Health has a net margin of 9.91% compared to Ardent Health's net margin of 1.22%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 39.73% beat Ardent Health's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ardent Health1.22% 10.45% 3.36%
Sotera Health 9.91%39.73%7.05%

Ardent Health presently has a consensus target price of $14.04, suggesting a potential upside of 26.33%. Sotera Health has a consensus target price of $20.25, suggesting a potential upside of 12.63%. Given Ardent Health's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ardent Health is more favorable than Sotera Health.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ardent Health
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
Sotera Health
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

In the previous week, Ardent Health and Ardent Health both had 8 articles in the media. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Ardent Health's score of 0.09 indicating that Sotera Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ardent Health
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Sotera Health
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ardent Health$6.32B0.25$135.81M$0.9511.70
Sotera Health$1.16B4.41$77.94M$0.4143.85

Summary

Sotera Health beats Ardent Health on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ardent Health compare to RadNet?

RadNet (NASDAQ:RDNT) and Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Ardent Health has a net margin of 1.22% compared to RadNet's net margin of -0.66%. Ardent Health's return on equity of 10.45% beat RadNet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
RadNet-0.66% 2.77% 0.97%
Ardent Health 1.22%10.45%3.36%

In the previous week, Ardent Health had 4 more articles in the media than RadNet. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ardent Health and 4 mentions for RadNet. RadNet's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Ardent Health's score of 0.09 indicating that RadNet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
RadNet
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ardent Health
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

RadNet has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ardent Health has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Ardent Health has higher revenue and earnings than RadNet. RadNet 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 Ratio
RadNet$2.04B2.58-$18.65M-$0.18N/A
Ardent Health$6.32B0.25$135.81M$0.9511.70

77.9% of RadNet shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of RadNet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Ardent Health shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

RadNet presently has a consensus target price of $87.43, suggesting a potential upside of 30.37%. Ardent Health has a consensus target price of $14.04, suggesting a potential upside of 26.33%. Given RadNet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe RadNet is more favorable than Ardent Health.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
RadNet
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Ardent Health
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36

Summary

Ardent Health beats RadNet on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ardent Health compare to Veracyte?

Veracyte (NASDAQ:VCYT) and Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Veracyte currently has a consensus price target of $54.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.73%. Ardent Health has a consensus price target of $14.04, indicating a potential upside of 26.33%. Given Ardent Health's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ardent Health is more favorable than Veracyte.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Veracyte
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Ardent Health
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36

Veracyte has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ardent Health has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Veracyte has a net margin of 20.37% compared to Ardent Health's net margin of 1.22%. Ardent Health's return on equity of 10.45% beat Veracyte's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Veracyte20.37% 9.26% 8.61%
Ardent Health 1.22%10.45%3.36%

In the previous week, Veracyte had 15 more articles in the media than Ardent Health. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Veracyte and 8 mentions for Ardent Health. Veracyte's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Ardent Health's score of 0.09 indicating that Veracyte is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Veracyte
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Ardent Health
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Ardent Health has higher revenue and earnings than Veracyte. Ardent 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 Ratio
Veracyte$561.90M6.60$66.35M$1.4132.73
Ardent Health$6.32B0.25$135.81M$0.9511.70

Summary

Veracyte beats Ardent Health on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ardent Health compare to Caris Life Sciences?

Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) and Caris Life Sciences (NASDAQ:CAI) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Caris Life Sciences has a net margin of 3.75% compared to Ardent Health's net margin of 1.22%. Caris Life Sciences' return on equity of 98.28% beat Ardent Health's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ardent Health1.22% 10.45% 3.36%
Caris Life Sciences 3.75%98.28%48.87%

In the previous week, Ardent Health and Ardent Health both had 8 articles in the media. Caris Life Sciences' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Ardent Health's score of 0.09 indicating that Caris Life Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ardent Health
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Caris Life Sciences
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Ardent Health has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caris Life Sciences has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

Ardent Health presently has a consensus target price of $14.04, indicating a potential upside of 26.33%. Caris Life Sciences has a consensus target price of $26.11, indicating a potential upside of 58.73%. Given Caris Life Sciences' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Caris Life Sciences is more favorable than Ardent Health.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ardent Health
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
Caris Life Sciences
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45

Ardent Health has higher revenue and earnings than Caris Life Sciences. Caris Life Sciences 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 Ratio
Ardent Health$6.32B0.25$135.81M$0.9511.70
Caris Life Sciences$812.03M5.73-$68.09M-$7.61N/A

Summary

Caris Life Sciences beats Ardent Health on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ARDT vs. The Competition

MetricArdent HealthHealthcare Providers & Services IndustryHealthcare SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.54B$9.86B$6.87B$24.09B
Dividend YieldN/A2.56%2.60%3.70%
P/E Ratio20.2123.23221.6129.07
Price / Sales0.254.83596.8121.16
Price / Cash3.91125.0671.7932.38
Price / Book0.945.2412.976.92
Net Income$135.81M$312.25M$3.49B$1.07B
7 Day Performance1.65%1.11%3.57%2.63%
1 Month Performance3.52%-0.73%-2.50%1.55%
1 Year Performance4.07%25.06%73.94%19.52%

Ardent Health Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ARDT
Ardent Health
4.4241 of 5 stars
$11.12
+3.4%
$14.04
+26.3%
+4.1%$1.54B$6.32B20.2125,200
BLLN
Billiontoone
2.3126 of 5 stars
$132.04
+3.2%
$126.00
-4.6%
N/A$6.07B$305.11M239.90620
SHC
Sotera Health
3.362 of 5 stars
$17.56
+1.8%
$20.25
+15.4%
+60.5%$5.00B$1.19B42.773,000
RDNT
RadNet
3.2691 of 5 stars
$62.36
+1.4%
$87.43
+40.2%
+24.1%$4.92B$2.04BN/A11,264
VCYT
Veracyte
3.8829 of 5 stars
$56.14
+0.9%
$55.88
-0.5%
+90.8%$4.48B$517.15M51.54790

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This page (NYSE:ARDT) was last updated on 8/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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