Fortrea (FTRE) Competitors $8.36 -0.09 (-1.07%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.36 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:44 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 FTRE vs. SHC, SGRY, BTSG, PRVA, CON, WGS, LFST, VCYT, ARDT, and PACSShould you be buying Fortrea stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fortrea include Sotera Health (SHC), Surgery Partners (SGRY), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Privia Health Group (PRVA), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), GeneDx (WGS), LifeStance Health Group (LFST), Veracyte (VCYT), Ardent Health Partners (ARDT), and PACS Group (PACS). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Fortrea vs. Sotera Health Surgery Partners BrightSpring Health Services Privia Health Group Concentra Group Holdings Parent GeneDx LifeStance Health Group Veracyte Ardent Health Partners PACS Group Fortrea (NASDAQ:FTRE) and Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has higher valuation & earnings, FTRE or SHC? Sotera Health has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fortrea. Fortrea 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 RatioFortrea$2.70B0.28-$3.40M-$3.69-2.29Sotera Health$1.10B3.01$51.38M$0.1577.93 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FTRE or SHC? 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Fortrea shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.1% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FTRE or SHC? Sotera Health received 40 more outperform votes than Fortrea when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.62% of users gave Sotera Health an outperform vote while only 22.92% of users gave Fortrea an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFortreaOutperform Votes1122.92% Underperform Votes3777.08% Sotera HealthOutperform Votes5158.62% Underperform Votes3641.38% Is FTRE or SHC more profitable? Sotera Health has a net margin of 6.31% compared to Fortrea's net margin of -10.99%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 42.27% beat Fortrea's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fortrea-10.99% 2.00% 0.80% Sotera Health 6.31%42.27%6.02% Does the media prefer FTRE or SHC? In the previous week, Fortrea had 7 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Fortrea and 4 mentions for Sotera Health. Sotera Health's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Fortrea's score of 0.18 indicating that Sotera Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fortrea 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Sotera Health 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, FTRE or SHC? Fortrea has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sotera Health has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate FTRE or SHC? Fortrea currently has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 124.85%. Sotera Health has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.87%. Given Fortrea's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fortrea is more favorable than Sotera Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fortrea 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.92Sotera Health 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 SummarySotera Health beats Fortrea on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Fortrea News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FTRE 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 FTRE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFortreaMedical laboratories IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$762.19M$2.89B$5.62B$8.13BDividend YieldN/A21.70%4.56%4.00%P/E Ratio-2.4713.2424.5219.09Price / Sales0.28201.14385.6194.71Price / Cash6.2857.5638.1634.64Price / Book0.434.586.934.36Net Income-$3.40M-$22.21M$3.20B$247.23M7 Day Performance-3.65%-1.66%-2.20%-0.34%1 Month Performance-39.86%-2.50%3.13%-3.60%1 Year Performance-78.92%0.93%10.99%2.01% Fortrea Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTREFortrea2.5207 of 5 stars$8.36-1.1%$19.00+127.3%-78.2%$754.07M$2.70B-2.4418,000SHCSotera Health2.8541 of 5 stars$11.93+2.9%$15.92+33.4%+1.4%$3.38B$1.10B47.723,000Positive NewsSGRYSurgery Partners2.4965 of 5 stars$24.40+3.4%$36.63+50.1%-17.7%$3.11B$3.11B-50.8313,500Analyst ForecastBTSGBrightSpring Health Services2.7106 of 5 stars$17.45+0.2%$21.67+24.2%+87.3%$3.05B$11.27B-67.1235,000PRVAPrivia Health Group3.6272 of 5 stars$23.24-2.1%$26.67+14.7%+20.6%$2.80B$1.74B232.421,102Positive NewsCONConcentra Group Holdings ParentN/A$21.04+1.2%$28.38+34.8%N/A$2.68B$1.90B13.9411,000Positive NewsWGSGeneDx2.3569 of 5 stars$94.46-4.1%$72.33-23.4%+1,003.4%$2.65B$305.45M-48.191,200Positive NewsLFSTLifeStance Health Group2.4111 of 5 stars$6.89-0.4%$8.63+25.2%+10.9%$2.65B$1.25B-26.509,325VCYTVeracyte4.5682 of 5 stars$31.23-0.9%$43.00+37.7%+46.7%$2.43B$445.76M-208.20790Analyst ForecastNews CoverageARDTArdent Health PartnersN/A$14.02+0.9%$21.18+51.1%N/A$2.00B$5.97B0.0024,200Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsPACSPACS Group3.846 of 5 stars$12.30+4.1%$34.00+176.5%N/A$1.87B$3.56B0.0032,433Options VolumeNews Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SHC Competitors SGRY Competitors BTSG Competitors PRVA Competitors CON Competitors WGS Competitors LFST Competitors VCYT Competitors ARDT Competitors PACS 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:FTRE) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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