Sotera Health (SHC) Competitors $12.16 -0.10 (-0.82%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.16 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 05/23/2025 05:02 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 Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) and Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has more volatility & risk, SHC or HIMS? Sotera Health has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hims & Hers Health has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SHC or HIMS? In the previous week, Hims & Hers Health had 36 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Hims & Hers Health and 3 mentions for Sotera Health. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Hims & Hers Health's score of 0.72 indicating that Sotera Health is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sotera Health 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Hims & Hers Health 21 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer SHC or HIMS? Sotera Health presently has a consensus price target of $15.80, suggesting a potential upside of 29.93%. Hims & Hers Health has a consensus price target of $37.67, suggesting a potential downside of 31.37%. Given Sotera Health's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Sotera Health is more favorable than Hims & Hers 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) 2.80Hims & Hers Health 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHC or HIMS? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSotera HealthOutperform Votes5358.89% Underperform Votes3741.11% Hims & Hers HealthOutperform Votes4535.16% Underperform Votes8364.84% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SHC or HIMS? 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Hims & Hers Health shares are held by institutional investors. 47.5% of Sotera Health shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Hims & Hers Health shares are held by 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. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SHC or HIMS? Sotera Health has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioSotera Health$1.11B3.12$51.38M$0.08152.00Hims & Hers Health$1.78B6.89-$23.55M$0.6979.55 Is SHC or HIMS 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 Sotera Health6.31% 42.27% 6.02% Hims & Hers Health 8.19%10.97%8.29% 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$3.45B$2.01B$5.34B$8.30BDividend YieldN/A6.96%5.27%4.11%P/E Ratio48.6415.7626.9619.59Price / Sales3.123.70398.82136.02Price / Cash10.279.3238.3234.64Price / Book7.753.926.774.50Net Income$51.38M$87.49M$3.24B$248.60M7 Day Performance-5.00%0.14%0.27%-0.89%1 Month Performance9.06%-2.64%5.91%7.41%1 Year Performance8.57%-25.21%18.83%8.56% Sotera Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SHCSotera Health2.8313 of 5 stars$12.16-0.8%$15.80+29.9%+8.6%$3.45B$1.11B48.643,000Positive NewsHIMSHims & Hers Health2.3345 of 5 stars$62.35-3.6%$37.67-39.6%+225.4%$13.96B$1.78B141.71650Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeOPCHOption Care Health4.4368 of 5 stars$33.09-0.4%$35.50+7.3%+8.2%$5.42B$5.19B27.815,600Positive NewsGHGuardant Health4.6353 of 5 stars$40.24-1.1%$52.32+30.0%+48.9%$4.99B$774.00M-11.301,790News CoveragePositive NewsRDNTRadNet3.3987 of 5 stars$60.66-0.8%$69.75+15.0%-3.3%$4.55B$1.87B-866.458,970News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeBTSGBrightSpring Health Services1.6107 of 5 stars$24.11-1.3%$23.56-2.3%+105.2%$4.20B$11.86B-92.7335,000Positive NewsPRVAPrivia Health Group3.705 of 5 stars$25.00-0.1%$27.38+9.5%+32.1%$3.05B$1.80B250.03810Positive NewsSGRYSurgery Partners2.803 of 5 stars$23.60-1.4%$34.75+47.2%-10.2%$3.02B$3.17B-49.1712,200Positive NewsCONConcentra Group Holdings ParentN/A$22.54-0.8%$28.50+26.4%N/A$2.87B$1.93B16.8211,000Positive NewsEx-DividendVCYTVeracyte3.9483 of 5 stars$29.00-0.7%$40.90+41.0%+30.6%$2.27B$463.39M-193.33790Positive NewsLFSTLifeStance Health Group2.4357 of 5 stars$5.84flat$8.30+42.1%-3.7%$2.27B$1.28B-22.466,640Positive News 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 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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