Sotera Health (SHC) Competitors $12.20 -0.23 (-1.85%) Closing price 05/28/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.18 -0.01 (-0.12%) As of 05/28/2025 04:36 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SHC vs. HIMS, OPCH, GH, RDNT, BTSG, PRVA, SGRY, CON, VCYT, and LFSTShould you be buying Sotera Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sotera Health include Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Option Care Health (OPCH), Guardant Health (GH), RadNet (RDNT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Privia Health Group (PRVA), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Veracyte (VCYT), and LifeStance Health Group (LFST). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Sotera Health vs. Hims & Hers Health Option Care Health Guardant Health RadNet BrightSpring Health Services Privia Health Group Surgery Partners Concentra Group Holdings Parent Veracyte LifeStance Health Group Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS) and Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, HIMS or SHC? Hims & Hers Health has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sotera Health has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HIMS or SHC? Sotera Health received 8 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 35.16% of users gave Hims & Hers Health an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHims & Hers HealthOutperform Votes4535.16% Underperform Votes8364.84% Sotera HealthOutperform Votes5358.89% Underperform Votes3741.11% Does the media refer more to HIMS or SHC? In the previous week, Hims & Hers Health had 25 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Hims & Hers Health and 5 mentions for Sotera Health. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Hims & Hers Health's score of 0.68 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 15 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sotera Health 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend HIMS or SHC? Hims & Hers Health currently has a consensus price target of $37.67, indicating a potential downside of 29.52%. Sotera Health has a consensus price target of $15.80, indicating a potential upside of 29.51%. Given Sotera Health's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 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$1.78B6.70-$23.55M$0.6977.45Sotera Health$1.11B3.13$51.38M$0.08152.50 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$3.46B$2.01B$5.34B$8.46BDividend YieldN/A7.16%5.28%4.18%P/E Ratio48.8015.9926.8819.78Price / Sales3.134.29398.47138.44Price / Cash10.279.3238.2534.64Price / Book7.773.976.764.54Net Income$51.38M$87.49M$3.22B$247.85M7 Day Performance-1.13%12.33%1.50%1.68%1 Month Performance8.35%-0.57%7.29%8.76%1 Year Performance10.51%-18.74%20.28%9.69% Sotera Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SHCSotera Health2.7177 of 5 stars$12.20-1.9%$15.80+29.5%+10.5%$3.46B$1.11B48.803,000Positive NewsHIMSHims & Hers Health2.3759 of 5 stars$62.35-3.6%$37.67-39.6%+179.7%$13.96B$1.78B141.71650Insider TradeOPCHOption Care Health4.2644 of 5 stars$33.09-0.4%$35.50+7.3%+6.7%$5.42B$5.19B27.815,600Positive NewsGHGuardant Health4.5932 of 5 stars$40.24-1.1%$52.32+30.0%+46.0%$4.99B$774.00M-11.301,790Positive NewsShort Interest ↑RDNTRadNet4.3299 of 5 stars$60.66-0.8%$69.75+15.0%-6.9%$4.55B$1.87B-866.458,970Positive NewsBTSGBrightSpring Health Services1.4181 of 5 stars$24.11-1.3%$23.56-2.3%+105.7%$4.20B$11.86B-92.7335,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑PRVAPrivia Health Group3.4887 of 5 stars$25.00-0.1%$27.38+9.5%+33.5%$3.05B$1.80B250.03810Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSGRYSurgery Partners2.5386 of 5 stars$23.60-1.4%$34.75+47.2%-10.3%$3.02B$3.17B-49.1712,200Analyst ForecastCONConcentra Group Holdings ParentN/A$22.54-0.8%$28.50+26.4%N/A$2.87B$1.93B16.8211,000Positive NewsVCYTVeracyte4.3822 of 5 stars$29.00-0.7%$40.90+41.0%+24.6%$2.27B$463.39M-193.33790Positive NewsLFSTLifeStance Health Group2.3514 of 5 stars$5.84flat$8.30+42.1%+5.0%$2.27B$1.28B-22.466,640News CoverageAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hims & Hers Health Competitors Option Care Health Competitors Guardant Health Competitors RadNet Competitors BrightSpring Health Services Competitors Privia Health Group Competitors Surgery Partners Competitors Concentra Group Holdings Parent 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 5/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket 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 | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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