Fresenius Medical Care (FMS) Competitors $22.81 +0.33 (+1.47%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FMS vs. NTRA, HIMS, GH, OPCH, SHC, VCYT, BTSG, LFST, SGRY, and CONShould you be buying Fresenius Medical Care stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fresenius Medical Care include Natera (NTRA), Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), Guardant Health (GH), Option Care Health (OPCH), Sotera Health (SHC), Veracyte (VCYT), BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG), LifeStance Health Group (LFST), Surgery Partners (SGRY), and Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Fresenius Medical Care vs. Natera Hims & Hers Health Guardant Health Option Care Health Sotera Health Veracyte BrightSpring Health Services LifeStance Health Group Surgery Partners Concentra Group Holdings Parent Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE:FMS) and Natera (NASDAQ:NTRA) are both large-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. Does the media favor FMS or NTRA? In the previous week, Natera had 7 more articles in the media than Fresenius Medical Care. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Natera and 4 mentions for Fresenius Medical Care. Natera's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Fresenius Medical Care's score of 1.06 indicating that Natera is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fresenius Medical Care 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Natera 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, FMS or NTRA? Fresenius Medical Care has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natera has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FMS or NTRA more profitable? Fresenius Medical Care has a net margin of 3.43% compared to Natera's net margin of -14.01%. Fresenius Medical Care's return on equity of 6.04% beat Natera's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fresenius Medical Care3.43% 6.04% 2.69% Natera -14.01%-26.23%-14.27% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FMS or NTRA? Natera received 58 more outperform votes than Fresenius Medical Care when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.82% of users gave Natera an outperform vote while only 54.68% of users gave Fresenius Medical Care an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFresenius Medical CareOutperform Votes42154.68% Underperform Votes34945.32% NateraOutperform Votes47968.82% Underperform Votes21731.18% Do analysts prefer FMS or NTRA? Fresenius Medical Care presently has a consensus target price of $24.30, suggesting a potential upside of 6.53%. Natera has a consensus target price of $152.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.69%. Given Fresenius Medical Care's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fresenius Medical Care is more favorable than Natera.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fresenius Medical Care 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Natera 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FMS or NTRA? 8.4% of Fresenius Medical Care shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Natera shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Natera 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. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FMS or NTRA? Fresenius Medical Care has higher revenue and earnings than Natera. Natera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fresenius Medical Care, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFresenius Medical Care$19.24B0.70$540.07M$1.2118.85Natera$1.53B13.95-$434.80M-$1.76-91.98 SummaryNatera beats Fresenius Medical Care on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ProsperityPubThis Indicator called BOTH NVDA ralliesRarely would I label something as “the best” But in this rare instance, I believe this is THE BEST indicator for trading Nvida’s stock. Except, it’s not another tech stock like Nvidia. But rather a stock hiding in broad daylight… So, if you’d like to see what this stock is… Click this link here. Get Fresenius Medical Care News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FMS 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 FMS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFresenius Medical Carehealth & allied services, not elsewhere classified IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.39B$1.91B$5.12B$19.18BDividend Yield1.87%7.04%4.91%3.60%P/E Ratio18.8515.5791.3441.28Price / Sales0.703.171,117.7017.60Price / Cash5.169.7742.6421.28Price / Book0.833.044.795.32Net Income$540.07M$69.56M$120.07M$989.88M7 Day Performance-3.55%-1.73%-1.90%-3.54%1 Month Performance3.78%-2.76%11.45%-3.68%1 Year Performance8.62%-25.02%30.63%12.14% Fresenius Medical Care Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FMSFresenius Medical Care3.4922 of 5 stars$22.81+1.5%$24.30+6.5%+11.4%$13.39B$19.24B18.851,358News CoveragePositive NewsNTRANatera2.0763 of 5 stars$168.50+1.2%$152.67-9.4%+182.6%$22.25B$1.53B-94.633,293HIMSHims & Hers Health3.3819 of 5 stars$30.91+3.0%$21.43-30.7%+214.3%$6.75B$1.24B68.231,046Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageGHGuardant Health4.115 of 5 stars$35.14+1.1%$40.60+15.5%+25.6%$4.34B$692.26M-8.201,779OPCHOption Care Health4.8647 of 5 stars$23.45-0.2%$30.14+28.5%-29.9%$3.99B$4.78B19.747,802Positive NewsSHCSotera Health3.5856 of 5 stars$13.07-0.6%$16.08+23.1%-20.0%$3.70B$1.05B52.603,000Positive NewsVCYTVeracyte4.0331 of 5 stars$43.44+0.5%$41.13-5.3%+49.0%$3.37B$361.05M-288.13790Positive NewsBTSGBrightSpring Health Services2.312 of 5 stars$18.88+1.7%$18.50-2.0%N/A$3.29B$10.59B-71.3835,000Analyst ForecastLFSTLifeStance Health Group1.6908 of 5 stars$7.80+8.8%$8.70+11.5%-0.3%$2.98B$1.21B-29.509,325Positive NewsGap UpSGRYSurgery Partners3.2423 of 5 stars$22.01+8.1%$36.56+66.1%-33.8%$2.80B$2.74B-42.4213,500CONConcentra Group Holdings ParentN/A$21.51+4.9%$28.50+32.5%N/A$2.74B$1.88B0.0011,000Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NTRA Competitors HIMS Competitors GH Competitors OPCH Competitors SHC Competitors VCYT Competitors BTSG Competitors LFST Competitors SGRY Competitors CON Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:FMS) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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