NeoGenomics (NEO) Competitors

NeoGenomics (NASDAQ:NEO) and First Advantage (NYSE:FA) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is NEO or FA more profitable?

First Advantage has a net margin of 0.65% compared to NeoGenomics' net margin of -15.10%. First Advantage's return on equity of 13.16% beat NeoGenomics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NeoGenomics	-15.10%	-2.72%	-1.54%
First Advantage	0.65%	13.16%	7.33%

Do analysts prefer NEO or FA?

NeoGenomics presently has a consensus price target of $12.88, suggesting a potential upside of 149.52%. First Advantage has a consensus price target of $20.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.95%. Given NeoGenomics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe NeoGenomics is more favorable than First Advantage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NeoGenomics	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
First Advantage	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the media prefer NEO or FA?

In the previous week, NeoGenomics had 37 more articles in the media than First Advantage. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for NeoGenomics and 2 mentions for First Advantage. First Advantage's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat NeoGenomics' score of -0.06 indicating that First Advantage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NeoGenomics	3 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Advantage	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NEO or FA?

98.5% of NeoGenomics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of First Advantage shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of NeoGenomics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of First Advantage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NEO or FA?

First Advantage has higher revenue and earnings than NeoGenomics. First Advantage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NeoGenomics, 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
NeoGenomics	$689.19M	0.97	-$78.73M	-$0.81	-6.37
First Advantage	$1.05B	2.74	$37.29M	-$0.91	-18.10

Which has more volatility & risk, NEO or FA?

NeoGenomics has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Advantage has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Advantage beats NeoGenomics on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.