Fortrea (FTRE) Competitors $4.95 +0.26 (+5.46%) As of 09:30 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FTRE vs. LFST, ARDT, NHC, TDOC, VRDN, GRAL, AHCO, AGL, PNTG, and AVAHShould you be buying Fortrea stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fortrea include LifeStance Health Group (LFST), Ardent Health (ARDT), National HealthCare (NHC), Teladoc Health (TDOC), Viridian Therapeutics (VRDN), GRAIL (GRAL), AdaptHealth (AHCO), Agilon Health (AGL), The Pennant Group (PNTG), and Aveanna Healthcare (AVAH). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Fortrea vs. Its Competitors LifeStance Health Group Ardent Health National HealthCare Teladoc Health Viridian Therapeutics GRAIL AdaptHealth Agilon Health The Pennant Group Aveanna Healthcare Fortrea (NASDAQ:FTRE) and LifeStance Health Group (NASDAQ:LFST) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and risk. Which has higher valuation & earnings, FTRE or LFST? LifeStance Health Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fortrea. LifeStance Health Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortrea, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFortrea$2.69B0.17-$328.50M-$8.79-0.56LifeStance Health Group$1.25B1.29-$57.44M-$0.10-41.61 Is FTRE or LFST more profitable? LifeStance Health Group has a net margin of -2.78% compared to Fortrea's net margin of -29.43%. Fortrea's return on equity of 2.84% beat LifeStance Health Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fortrea-29.43% 2.84% 1.06% LifeStance Health Group -2.78%-2.47%-1.69% Which has more risk and volatility, FTRE or LFST? Fortrea has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LifeStance Health Group has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor FTRE or LFST? In the previous week, Fortrea had 35 more articles in the media than LifeStance Health Group. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Fortrea and 5 mentions for LifeStance Health Group. LifeStance Health Group's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Fortrea's score of 0.03 indicating that LifeStance Health Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fortrea 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 35 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral LifeStance Health Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate FTRE or LFST? Fortrea currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 183.06%. LifeStance Health Group has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 104.28%. Given Fortrea's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Fortrea is more favorable than LifeStance Health Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fortrea 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86LifeStance Health Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FTRE or LFST? 85.5% of LifeStance Health Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Fortrea shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of LifeStance Health Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLifeStance Health Group beats Fortrea on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 FTRE 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 ExcelMetricFortreaMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$421.73M$2.92B$5.52B$9.40BDividend YieldN/A2.47%4.00%4.03%P/E Ratio-0.5618.6227.4919.22Price / Sales0.17308.88441.5699.38Price / Cash2.9840.8024.9928.17Price / Book0.337.648.235.70Net Income-$328.50M-$55.16M$3.24B$257.84M7 Day Performance4.79%3.59%2.56%2.96%1 Month Performance-7.03%13.65%8.36%13.26%1 Year Performance-81.55%3.00%33.96%17.12% Fortrea Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTREFortrea3.7256 of 5 stars$4.95+5.5%$14.00+183.1%-82.1%$421.73M$2.69B-0.5615,500Trending NewsLFSTLifeStance Health Group3.0987 of 5 stars$4.17-1.2%$8.50+103.8%-24.2%$1.64B$1.25B-41.7010,218ARDTArdent Health3.5295 of 5 stars$10.93-1.6%$20.30+85.8%-36.8%$1.59B$5.97B6.7024,900NHCNational HealthCareN/A$97.31-0.1%N/A-21.8%$1.50B$1.37B12.1912,400News CoverageTDOCTeladoc Health2.6105 of 5 stars$8.34+3.5%$9.65+15.8%-8.3%$1.41B$2.57B-1.415,500News CoverageUpcoming EarningsVRDNViridian Therapeutics3.1977 of 5 stars$16.79+1.6%$37.56+123.7%+16.0%$1.35B$300K-4.3650GRALGRAIL0.585 of 5 stars$34.35-2.4%$31.50-8.3%+107.2%$1.27B$125.60M-0.561,360AHCOAdaptHealth3.7297 of 5 stars$9.15-0.8%$13.40+46.4%-14.0%$1.24B$3.26B16.0510,500Positive NewsAGLAgilon Health2.7414 of 5 stars$2.15+1.2%$4.71+119.8%-68.9%$877.58M$6.06B-3.641,076PNTGThe Pennant Group3.3973 of 5 stars$23.24-0.8%$33.80+45.4%-14.4%$807.61M$695.24M30.587,000AVAHAveanna Healthcare2.2437 of 5 stars$4.03+1.8%$5.25+30.3%+17.2%$772.57M$2.02B201.5033,500News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LFST Competitors ARDT Competitors NHC Competitors TDOC Competitors VRDN Competitors GRAL Competitors AHCO Competitors AGL Competitors PNTG Competitors AVAH 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 7/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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