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GeneDx (WGS) Competitors

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$101.04 +4.41 (+4.56%)
As of 04/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

WGS vs. HIMS, OPCH, GH, RDNT, BTSG, SHC, SGRY, PRVA, CON, and LFST

Should you be buying GeneDx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GeneDx include Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Option Care Health (OPCH), Guardant Health (GH), RadNet (RDNT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Sotera Health (SHC), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Privia Health Group (PRVA), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), and LifeStance Health Group (LFST). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry.

GeneDx vs.

GeneDx (NASDAQ:WGS) and Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS) 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, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership.

61.7% of GeneDx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Hims & Hers Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.3% of GeneDx shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of Hims & Hers Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

GeneDx has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hims & Hers Health has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Hims & Hers Health has higher revenue and earnings than GeneDx. GeneDx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hims & Hers Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GeneDx$305.45M9.28-$175.77M-$1.96-51.55
Hims & Hers Health$1.48B4.24-$23.55M$0.5452.24

In the previous week, Hims & Hers Health had 10 more articles in the media than GeneDx. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Hims & Hers Health and 18 mentions for GeneDx. GeneDx's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Hims & Hers Health's score of 0.77 indicating that GeneDx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
GeneDx
12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
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

Hims & Hers Health received 32 more outperform votes than GeneDx when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 47.83% of users gave GeneDx an outperform vote while only 36.44% of users gave Hims & Hers Health an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
GeneDxOutperform Votes
11
47.83%
Underperform Votes
12
52.17%
Hims & Hers HealthOutperform Votes
43
36.44%
Underperform Votes
75
63.56%

Hims & Hers Health has a net margin of 8.19% compared to GeneDx's net margin of -17.12%. Hims & Hers Health's return on equity of 10.97% beat GeneDx's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GeneDx-17.12% 3.33% 1.69%
Hims & Hers Health 8.19%10.97%8.29%

GeneDx presently has a consensus target price of $72.33, suggesting a potential downside of 28.41%. Hims & Hers Health has a consensus target price of $38.25, suggesting a potential upside of 35.59%. Given Hims & Hers Health's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hims & Hers Health is more favorable than GeneDx.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GeneDx
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Hims & Hers Health
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.21

Summary

Hims & Hers Health beats GeneDx on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WGS vs. The Competition

MetricGeneDxHealth services IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.84B$1.04B$5.35B$7.58B
Dividend YieldN/A2.62%5.11%4.33%
P/E Ratio-51.5551.1121.6817.78
Price / Sales9.283.71376.3394.47
Price / CashN/A26.1438.1534.64
Price / Book11.514.236.443.99
Net Income-$175.77M-$5.50M$3.20B$247.24M
7 Day Performance17.54%310.99%9.01%8.29%
1 Month Performance2.61%295.65%-6.09%-5.37%
1 Year Performance922.67%202.85%10.72%-0.24%

GeneDx Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WGS
GeneDx
1.8064 of 5 stars
$101.04
+4.6%
$72.33
-28.4%
+950.3%$2.84B$305.45M-51.551,200Positive News
Gap Down
HIMS
Hims & Hers Health
3.5748 of 5 stars
$27.71
+6.6%
$37.31
+34.7%
+102.1%$6.16B$1.48B62.97650Gap Up
OPCH
Option Care Health
3.1288 of 5 stars
$32.87
-2.0%
$33.00
+0.4%
+4.7%$5.40B$5.00B27.625,600Short Interest ↑
Positive News
GH
Guardant Health
3.6834 of 5 stars
$41.78
+3.0%
$48.95
+17.2%
+147.3%$5.16B$739.02M-11.741,790Gap Up
RDNT
RadNet
3.8273 of 5 stars
$49.29
+1.2%
$73.25
+48.6%
+10.0%$3.65B$1.83B-704.048,970News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
BTSG
BrightSpring Health Services
2.8945 of 5 stars
$17.28
+0.8%
$21.67
+25.4%
+70.1%$3.02B$11.27B-66.4635,000Gap Down
SHC
Sotera Health
2.3755 of 5 stars
$10.23
-1.1%
$16.00
+56.4%
-5.9%$2.90B$1.10B40.923,000Gap Down
SGRY
Surgery Partners
2.8591 of 5 stars
$20.51
-2.8%
$36.63
+78.6%
-19.0%$2.62B$3.11B-42.7313,500Positive News
Gap Down
PRVA
Privia Health Group
3.7775 of 5 stars
$21.48
-2.2%
$26.67
+24.1%
+29.7%$2.59B$1.74B214.82810High Trading Volume
CON
Concentra Group Holdings Parent
N/A$20.19
-2.1%
$28.50
+41.2%
N/A$2.57B$1.90B13.3711,000Positive News
Gap Down
LFST
LifeStance Health Group
1.8866 of 5 stars
$6.51
-2.0%
$8.50
+30.6%
+13.2%$2.50B$1.25B-25.046,640
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This page (NASDAQ:WGS) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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