Lantheus (LNTH) Competitors

Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) and Lantheus (NASDAQ:LNTH) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RIOT or LNTH?

40.3% of Riot Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.1% of Lantheus shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Riot Platforms shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Lantheus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor RIOT or LNTH?

In the previous week, Lantheus had 4 more articles in the media than Riot Platforms. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Lantheus and 3 mentions for Riot Platforms. Lantheus' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Riot Platforms' score of 0.88 indicating that Lantheus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Riot Platforms	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lantheus	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate RIOT or LNTH?

Riot Platforms currently has a consensus target price of $16.35, indicating a potential upside of 34.57%. Lantheus has a consensus target price of $122.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.70%. Given Lantheus' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lantheus is more favorable than Riot Platforms.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Riot Platforms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.09
Lantheus	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RIOT or LNTH?

Riot Platforms received 181 more outperform votes than Lantheus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.29% of users gave Riot Platforms an outperform vote while only 65.89% of users gave Lantheus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Riot Platforms	Outperform Votes 519 68.29%	Underperform Votes 241 31.71%
Lantheus	Outperform Votes 338 65.89%	Underperform Votes 175 34.11%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RIOT or LNTH?

Lantheus has higher revenue and earnings than Riot Platforms. Riot Platforms 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
Riot Platforms	$312.91M	12.90	-$49.47M	$1.51	8.05
Lantheus	$1.30B	4.64	$326.66M	$6.01	14.38

Which has more risk & volatility, RIOT or LNTH?

Riot Platforms has a beta of 4.08, suggesting that its stock price is 308% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lantheus has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RIOT or LNTH more profitable?

Riot Platforms has a net margin of 115.35% compared to Lantheus' net margin of 28.57%. Lantheus' return on equity of 44.29% beat Riot Platforms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Riot Platforms	115.35%	14.89%	14.01%
Lantheus	28.57%	44.29%	23.52%

Summary

Lantheus beats Riot Platforms on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.