Sotera Health (SHC) Competitors

Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) and Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.

Is GH or SHC more profitable?

Sotera Health has a net margin of 2.24% compared to Guardant Health's net margin of -53.82%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 41.08% beat Guardant Health's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guardant Health	-53.82%	-1,200.44%	-26.77%
Sotera Health	2.24%	41.08%	5.68%

Which has more volatility & risk, GH or SHC?

Guardant Health has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sotera Health has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, GH or SHC?

Sotera Health has higher revenue and earnings than Guardant Health. Guardant 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Guardant Health	$739.02M	8.39	-$436.37M	-$3.39	-14.76
Sotera Health	$1.10B	2.93	$44.34M	$0.08	142.00

Does the media refer more to GH or SHC?

In the previous week, Guardant Health had 5 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Guardant Health and 6 mentions for Sotera Health. Guardant Health's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Sotera Health's score of 0.39 indicating that Guardant Health is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Guardant Health	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sotera Health	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GH or SHC?

92.6% of Guardant Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Guardant Health shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.6% of Sotera Health shares are held 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.

Do analysts rate GH or SHC?

Guardant Health presently has a consensus target price of $53.76, suggesting a potential upside of 7.46%. Sotera Health has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.85%. Given Sotera Health's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sotera Health is more favorable than Guardant Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guardant Health	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sotera Health	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Sotera Health beats Guardant Health on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.