Sotera Health (SHC) Competitors

Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS) and Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, HIMS or SHC?

Hims & Hers Health has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sotera Health has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HIMS or SHC?

Sotera Health has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hims & Hers Health. Hims & Hers Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sotera 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
Hims & Hers Health	$1.48B	4.24	-$23.55M	$0.54	52.24
Sotera Health	$1.10B	2.74	$51.38M	$0.15	70.80

Does the media favor HIMS or SHC?

In the previous week, Hims & Hers Health had 19 more articles in the media than Sotera Health. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Hims & Hers Health and 9 mentions for Sotera Health. Hims & Hers Health's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Sotera Health's score of 0.92 indicating that Hims & Hers Health is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hims & Hers Health	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sotera Health	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HIMS or SHC?

Sotera Health received 9 more outperform votes than Hims & Hers Health when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.09% of users gave Sotera Health an outperform vote while only 36.44% of users gave Hims & Hers Health an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hims & Hers Health	Outperform Votes 43 36.44%	Underperform Votes 75 63.56%
Sotera Health	Outperform Votes 52 59.09%	Underperform Votes 36 40.91%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HIMS or SHC?

63.5% of Hims & Hers Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Sotera Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of Hims & Hers Health shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 55.1% of Sotera Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HIMS or SHC more profitable?

Hims & Hers Health has a net margin of 8.19% compared to Sotera Health's net margin of 6.31%. Sotera Health's return on equity of 42.27% beat Hims & Hers Health's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hims & Hers Health	8.19%	10.97%	8.29%
Sotera Health	6.31%	42.27%	6.02%

Do analysts prefer HIMS or SHC?

Hims & Hers Health currently has a consensus target price of $38.25, suggesting a potential upside of 35.59%. Sotera Health has a consensus target price of $15.20, suggesting a potential upside of 43.13%. Given Sotera Health's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sotera Health is more favorable than Hims & Hers Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hims & Hers Health	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21
Sotera Health	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

Hims & Hers Health and Sotera Health tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.