Sotera Health (SHC) Competitors $13.24 -0.26 (-1.93%) As of 05/13/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SHC vs. HIMS, GH, OPCH, RDNT, BTSG, SGRY, PRVA, CON, LFST, and VCYTShould you be buying Sotera Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sotera Health include Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Guardant Health (GH), Option Care Health (OPCH), RadNet (RDNT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Privia Health Group (PRVA), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), LifeStance Health Group (LFST), and Veracyte (VCYT). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Sotera Health vs. Hims & Hers Health Guardant Health Option Care Health RadNet BrightSpring Health Services Surgery Partners Privia Health Group Concentra Group Holdings Parent LifeStance Health Group Veracyte Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS) and Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HIMS or SHC? Sotera Health received 9 more outperform votes than Hims & Hers Health when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.89% of users gave Sotera Health an outperform vote while only 34.65% of users gave Hims & Hers Health an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHims & Hers HealthOutperform Votes4434.65% Underperform Votes8365.35% Sotera HealthOutperform Votes5358.89% Underperform Votes3741.11% Which has more volatility and risk, HIMS or SHC? Hims & Hers Health has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sotera Health has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HIMS or SHC? 63.5% of Hims & Hers Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of Hims & Hers Health shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.5% of Sotera Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is HIMS or SHC more profitable? Hims & Hers Health has a net margin of 8.19% compared to Sotera Health's net margin of 6.31%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 42.27% beat Hims & Hers Health's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hims & Hers Health8.19% 10.97% 8.29% Sotera Health 6.31%42.27%6.02% Which has better earnings and valuation, HIMS or SHC? Sotera Health has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hims & Hers Health. Hims & Hers 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 RatioHims & Hers Health$1.78B8.03-$23.55M$0.6992.78Sotera Health$1.11B3.40$51.38M$0.08165.50 Do analysts prefer HIMS or SHC? Hims & Hers Health presently has a consensus price target of $37.67, indicating a potential downside of 41.16%. Sotera Health has a consensus price target of $15.80, indicating a potential upside of 19.34%. Given Sotera Health's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sotera Health is more favorable than Hims & Hers Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hims & Hers Health 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08Sotera Health 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the media favor HIMS or SHC? In the previous week, Hims & Hers Health had 43 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Hims & Hers Health and 11 mentions for Sotera Health. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Hims & Hers Health's score of 0.80 indicating that Sotera Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hims & Hers Health 25 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sotera Health 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySotera Health beats Hims & Hers Health on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sotera Health News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SHC 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NASDAQ 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 SHC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSotera Healthhealth & allied services, not elsewhere classified IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.76B$2.06B$5.33B$8.42BDividend YieldN/A7.00%5.44%4.21%P/E Ratio52.9615.0026.6819.79Price / Sales3.403.72404.30119.91Price / Cash10.279.3238.3134.62Price / Book8.434.126.734.50Net Income$51.38M$87.49M$3.22B$248.10M7 Day Performance3.04%-3.21%2.22%5.92%1 Month Performance25.98%8.64%10.12%14.00%1 Year Performance16.34%-24.87%15.24%7.34% Sotera Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SHCSotera Health1.8508 of 5 stars$13.24-1.9%$15.80+19.3%+16.3%$3.76B$1.11B52.963,000Gap UpHIMSHims & Hers Health2.4145 of 5 stars$41.94+2.7%$36.92-12.0%+396.7%$9.32B$1.48B95.32650High Trading VolumeGHGuardant Health4.718 of 5 stars$44.05-6.0%$51.86+17.7%+72.3%$5.46B$774.00M-12.371,790Positive NewsOPCHOption Care Health4.4053 of 5 stars$32.81-0.4%$35.50+8.2%+4.9%$5.37B$5.19B27.575,600Positive NewsRDNTRadNet3.3105 of 5 stars$53.13-0.5%$69.75+31.3%+8.6%$3.99B$1.83B-758.898,970Analyst UpgradeBTSGBrightSpring Health Services1.6302 of 5 stars$21.15+1.3%$22.33+5.6%+106.8%$3.70B$11.27B-81.3535,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSGRYSurgery Partners3.1363 of 5 stars$23.47+1.7%$34.75+48.1%-11.4%$3.01B$3.11B-48.9012,200Earnings ReportNews CoveragePRVAPrivia Health Group3.559 of 5 stars$22.98-1.5%$27.38+19.2%+35.1%$2.79B$1.74B229.82810CONConcentra Group Holdings ParentN/A$21.60-0.8%$28.50+31.9%N/A$2.75B$1.90B14.3011,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpLFSTLifeStance Health Group2.3982 of 5 stars$6.62-2.6%$8.30+25.4%-18.1%$2.57B$1.25B-25.466,640VCYTVeracyte3.8988 of 5 stars$31.32+3.2%$42.60+36.0%+30.3%$2.45B$445.76M-208.80790Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hims & Hers Health Competitors Guardant Health Competitors Option Care Health Competitors RadNet Competitors BrightSpring Health Services Competitors Surgery Partners Competitors Privia Health Group Competitors Concentra Group Holdings Parent Competitors LifeStance Health Group Competitors Veracyte 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 (NASDAQ:SHC) was last updated on 5/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe world’s first multi- trillion-dollar robotics industry …Robots are standing on the edge of history. 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