Ardent Health (ARDT) Competitors $11.41 +0.11 (+1.01%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.44 +0.03 (+0.27%) As of 08/7/2025 07:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock ARDT vs. GH, OPCH, RDNT, BTSG, SHC, SGRY, CON, PRVA, WGS, and ADUSShould you be buying Ardent Health stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ardent Health include Guardant Health (GH), Option Care Health (OPCH), RadNet (RDNT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), Sotera Health (SHC), Surgery Partners (SGRY), Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON), Privia Health Group (PRVA), GeneDx (WGS), and Addus HomeCare (ADUS). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Ardent Health vs. Its Competitors Guardant Health Option Care Health RadNet BrightSpring Health Services Sotera Health Surgery Partners Concentra Group Holdings Parent Privia Health Group GeneDx Addus HomeCare Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) and Guardant Health (NASDAQ:GH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ARDT or GH? 92.6% of Guardant Health shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Ardent Health shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Guardant Health shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ARDT or GH more profitable? Ardent Health has a net margin of 4.11% compared to Guardant Health's net margin of -49.93%. Ardent Health's return on equity of 17.10% beat Guardant Health's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ardent Health4.11% 17.10% 5.21% Guardant Health -49.93%N/A -28.95% Does the media refer more to ARDT or GH? In the previous week, Guardant Health had 2 more articles in the media than Ardent Health. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Guardant Health and 12 mentions for Ardent Health. Ardent Health's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Guardant Health's score of 0.80 indicating that Ardent Health is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ardent Health 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Guardant Health 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend ARDT or GH? Ardent Health presently has a consensus price target of $19.97, indicating a potential upside of 74.93%. Guardant Health has a consensus price target of $57.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.11%. Given Ardent Health's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ardent Health is more favorable than Guardant Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ardent Health 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Guardant Health 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.06 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ARDT or GH? Ardent Health has higher revenue and earnings than Guardant Health. Guardant Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardent Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArdent Health$5.97B0.27$210.34M$1.816.31Guardant Health$739.02M8.50-$436.37M-$3.35-15.04 SummaryArdent Health beats Guardant Health on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ardent Health News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARDT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ARDT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ARDT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricArdent HealthMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.62B$7.12B$5.48B$20.70BDividend YieldN/A2.83%3.99%3.67%P/E Ratio6.3162.8629.8728.65Price / Sales0.2726.87422.9357.34Price / Cash4.4526.5935.9423.59Price / Book1.0717.548.104.32Net Income$210.34M$239.96M$3.26B$995.66M7 Day Performance11.79%1.08%0.64%1.91%1 Month Performance-17.11%-3.72%2.42%-0.54%1 Year Performance-29.11%22.84%27.60%14.76% Ardent Health Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARDTArdent Health3.4818 of 5 stars$11.41+1.0%$19.97+74.9%-28.9%$1.62B$5.97B6.3124,900News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGHGuardant Health3.515 of 5 stars$44.27-0.3%$54.45+23.0%+48.4%$5.50B$774.00M-13.062,021Gap UpOPCHOption Care Health4.6179 of 5 stars$29.77+0.3%$35.50+19.2%-4.6%$4.86B$5.00B24.018,088RDNTRadNet4.0668 of 5 stars$57.83+0.7%$69.60+20.4%-7.7%$4.31B$1.83B-134.4911,021Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap UpBTSGBrightSpring Health Services2.0484 of 5 stars$20.48-0.2%$24.90+21.6%+82.0%$3.61B$11.27B73.1435,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionSHCSotera Health2.6369 of 5 stars$12.29-0.1%$16.00+30.2%-22.0%$3.49B$1.10B153.643,000SGRYSurgery Partners2.8104 of 5 stars$22.44+5.6%$33.33+48.5%-18.8%$2.72B$3.11B-14.6715,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportGap UpCONConcentra Group Holdings Parent3.0564 of 5 stars$20.05+2.0%$28.50+42.1%-8.5%$2.52B$1.90B14.9611,250News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportPRVAPrivia Health Group3.7771 of 5 stars$19.70-0.1%$28.38+44.1%+6.8%$2.40B$1.74B164.181,140News CoverageWGSGeneDx3.0714 of 5 stars$84.91+6.4%$92.33+8.7%+264.1%$2.28B$305.45M-60.221,200High Trading VolumeADUSAddus HomeCare4.9027 of 5 stars$109.11-0.3%$142.57+30.7%-10.7%$2.01B$1.15B24.6349,703Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GH Competitors OPCH Competitors RDNT Competitors BTSG Competitors SHC Competitors SGRY Competitors CON Competitors PRVA Competitors WGS Competitors ADUS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ARDT) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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