Option Care Health (OPCH) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to FMS or OPCH?

In the previous week, Option Care Health had 1 more articles in the media than Fresenius Medical Care. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Option Care Health and 3 mentions for Fresenius Medical Care. Option Care Health's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Fresenius Medical Care's score of 1.56 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
Fresenius Medical Care	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Option Care Health	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend FMS or OPCH?

Fresenius Medical Care currently has a consensus target price of $25.30, indicating a potential upside of 9.48%. Option Care Health has a consensus target price of $32.25, indicating a potential upside of 0.45%. Given Fresenius Medical Care's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Fresenius Medical Care is more favorable than Option Care Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fresenius Medical Care	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Option Care Health	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FMS or OPCH?

Fresenius Medical Care received 365 more outperform votes than Option Care Health when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.70% of users gave Option Care Health an outperform vote while only 54.72% of users gave Fresenius Medical Care an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fresenius Medical Care	Outperform Votes 423 54.72%	Underperform Votes 350 45.28%
Option Care Health	Outperform Votes 58 61.70%	Underperform Votes 36 38.30%

Which has better earnings & valuation, FMS or OPCH?

Fresenius Medical Care has higher revenue and earnings than Option Care Health. Fresenius Medical Care 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
Fresenius Medical Care	$21.05B	0.64	$540.07M	$1.21	19.10
Option Care Health	$4.30B	1.27	$267.09M	$1.19	26.98

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FMS or OPCH?

8.4% of Fresenius Medical Care shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.1% of Option Care Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Option Care Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, FMS or OPCH?

Fresenius Medical Care has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Option Care Health has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FMS or OPCH more profitable?

Option Care Health has a net margin of 4.37% compared to Fresenius Medical Care's net margin of 3.43%. Option Care Health's return on equity of 15.30% beat Fresenius Medical Care's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fresenius Medical Care	3.43%	6.04%	2.69%
Option Care Health	4.37%	15.30%	6.57%

Summary

Option Care Health beats Fresenius Medical Care on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.