Sotera Health (SHC) Competitors $11.14 -0.10 (-0.89%) Closing price 06/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.74 -0.41 (-3.64%) As of 04:05 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SHC vs. GH, OPCH, RDNT, BTSG, SGRY, PRVA, CON, ADUS, VCYT, and LFSTShould you be buying Sotera Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sotera Health include 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), Addus HomeCare (ADUS), Veracyte (VCYT), and LifeStance Health Group (LFST). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Sotera Health vs. Its Competitors Guardant Health Option Care Health RadNet BrightSpring Health Services Surgery Partners Privia Health Group Concentra Group Holdings Parent Addus HomeCare Veracyte LifeStance Health Group Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) and Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Is SHC or GH 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 Sotera Health2.24% 41.08% 5.68% Guardant Health -53.82%-1,200.44%-26.77% Does the media refer more to SHC or GH? 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 0.55 beat Sotera Health's score of 0.20 indicating that Guardant Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 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 Do analysts rate SHC or GH? Sotera Health presently has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.63%. Guardant Health has a consensus target price of $53.76, suggesting a potential upside of 7.74%. Given Sotera Health's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Sotera Health is more favorable than Guardant Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sotera Health 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Guardant Health 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, SHC or GH? Sotera Health has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardant Health has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, SHC or GH? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSotera Health$1.10B2.87$44.34M$0.08139.25Guardant Health$739.02M8.37-$436.37M-$3.39-14.72 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SHC or GH? 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Guardant Health shares are held by institutional investors. 47.6% of Sotera Health shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Guardant Health shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummarySotera Health beats Guardant Health on 10 of the 16 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 SHC 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 HealthMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.19B$7.30B$5.42B$8.72BDividend YieldN/A2.80%5.37%4.21%P/E Ratio139.2727.8025.0819.35Price / Sales2.8729.12389.51104.29Price / Cash9.3619.2535.9456.46Price / Book7.796.357.995.50Net Income$44.34M$233.06M$3.14B$248.18M7 Day Performance1.83%0.23%0.89%0.75%1 Month Performance-8.39%9.49%5.18%4.44%1 Year Performance-5.83%33.17%38.93%16.85% Sotera Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SHCSotera Health3.2929 of 5 stars$11.14-0.9%$16.00+43.6%-6.6%$3.19B$1.10B139.273,000Analyst ForecastGHGuardant Health3.8105 of 5 stars$49.30+0.0%$53.76+9.1%+69.3%$6.11B$774.00M-13.851,790OPCHOption Care Health3.7937 of 5 stars$31.82+0.7%$35.50+11.6%+12.9%$5.21B$5.19B26.745,600Positive NewsRDNTRadNet3.4463 of 5 stars$57.43+3.6%$69.60+21.2%-2.7%$4.31B$1.87B-820.318,970BTSGBrightSpring Health Services1.6292 of 5 stars$21.32+0.7%$23.56+10.5%+112.1%$3.75B$11.86B-82.0035,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSGRYSurgery Partners2.5833 of 5 stars$23.17+1.9%$33.56+44.8%-5.8%$2.91B$3.17B-48.2712,200PRVAPrivia Health Group4.3963 of 5 stars$22.89+1.1%$27.77+21.3%+30.4%$2.79B$1.80B228.92810Positive NewsCONConcentra Group Holdings Parent2.9218 of 5 stars$21.29-0.7%$28.50+33.9%N/A$2.71B$1.93B15.8911,000Positive NewsADUSAddus HomeCare4.6817 of 5 stars$114.44+1.5%$142.57+24.6%-5.8%$2.11B$1.21B26.1933,200VCYTVeracyte3.5686 of 5 stars$26.64+0.8%$40.90+53.5%+16.4%$2.09B$463.39M-177.60790LFSTLifeStance Health Group2.2683 of 5 stars$5.17-1.7%$8.50+64.4%+2.9%$2.01B$1.28B-19.886,640 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 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 Addus HomeCare Competitors Veracyte Competitors LifeStance Health Group 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 6/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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