Option Care Health (OPCH) Competitors

Natera (NASDAQ:NTRA) and Option Care Health (NASDAQ:OPCH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media prefer NTRA or OPCH?

In the previous week, Natera had 20 more articles in the media than Option Care Health. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Natera and 5 mentions for Option Care Health. Option Care Health's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Natera's score of 0.94 indicating that Option Care Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Natera	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Option Care Health	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NTRA or OPCH?

Option Care Health has higher revenue and earnings than Natera. Natera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Option Care Health, 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
Natera	$1.70B	12.04	-$434.80M	-$1.53	-98.79
Option Care Health	$5.00B	1.14	$267.09M	$1.22	28.34

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NTRA or OPCH?

Natera received 430 more outperform votes than Option Care Health when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.92% of users gave Natera an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Option Care Health an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Natera	Outperform Votes 490 68.92%	Underperform Votes 221 31.08%
Option Care Health	Outperform Votes 60 62.50%	Underperform Votes 36 37.50%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NTRA or OPCH?

99.9% of Natera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Option Care Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Natera shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Option Care Health shares are owned by company 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 more volatility & risk, NTRA or OPCH?

Natera has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Option Care Health has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NTRA or OPCH?

Natera currently has a consensus target price of $178.12, suggesting a potential upside of 17.84%. Option Care Health has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.57%. Given Natera's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Natera is more favorable than Option Care Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Natera	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Option Care Health	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is NTRA or OPCH more profitable?

Option Care Health has a net margin of 4.37% compared to Natera's net margin of -14.01%. Option Care Health's return on equity of 15.30% beat Natera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Natera	-14.01%	-26.23%	-14.27%
Option Care Health	4.37%	15.30%	6.57%

Summary

Natera beats Option Care Health on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.