Lantheus (LNTH) Competitors

Beigene (NASDAQ:ONC) and Lantheus (NASDAQ:LNTH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, ONC or LNTH?

Beigene has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lantheus has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ONC or LNTH?

In the previous week, Beigene had 1 more articles in the media than Lantheus. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Beigene and 13 mentions for Lantheus. Lantheus' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Beigene's score of 0.54 indicating that Lantheus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Beigene	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lantheus	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ONC or LNTH?

Lantheus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Beigene. Beigene is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lantheus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beigene	$3.81B	6.28	-$881.71M	-$6.14	-39.50
Lantheus	$1.53B	4.55	$326.66M	$4.37	23.34

Is ONC or LNTH more profitable?

Lantheus has a net margin of 28.57% compared to Beigene's net margin of -25.94%. Lantheus' return on equity of 44.29% beat Beigene's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beigene	-25.94%	-25.12%	-14.95%
Lantheus	28.57%	44.29%	23.52%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ONC or LNTH?

48.5% of Beigene shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.1% of Lantheus shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Beigene shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Lantheus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend ONC or LNTH?

Beigene currently has a consensus target price of $316.67, indicating a potential upside of 30.55%. Lantheus has a consensus target price of $129.43, indicating a potential upside of 26.88%. Given Beigene's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Beigene is more favorable than Lantheus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beigene	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lantheus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ONC or LNTH?

Lantheus received 337 more outperform votes than Beigene when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.02% of users gave Lantheus an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Beigene an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Beigene	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%
Lantheus	Outperform Votes 342 66.02%	Underperform Votes 176 33.98%

Summary

Lantheus beats Beigene on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.