Fresenius Medical Care (FMS) Competitors

Natera (NASDAQ:NTRA) and Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE:FMS) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has better valuation & earnings, NTRA or FMS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Natera	$1.08B	19.79	-$434.80M	-$1.76	-92.22
Fresenius Medical Care	$21.05B	0.64	$540.07M	$1.21	19.08

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NTRA or FMS?

Natera received 61 more outperform votes than Fresenius Medical Care when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.04% of users gave Natera an outperform vote while only 54.72% of users gave Fresenius Medical Care an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Natera	Outperform Votes 484 69.04%	Underperform Votes 217 30.96%
Fresenius Medical Care	Outperform Votes 423 54.72%	Underperform Votes 350 45.28%

Does the media refer more to NTRA or FMS?

In the previous week, Natera had 10 more articles in the media than Fresenius Medical Care. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Natera and 3 mentions for Fresenius Medical Care. Fresenius Medical Care's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Natera's score of 1.35 indicating that Fresenius Medical Care is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Natera	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NTRA or FMS?

99.9% of Natera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of Fresenius Medical Care shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Natera shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NTRA or FMS 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
Natera	-14.01%	-26.23%	-14.27%
Fresenius Medical Care	3.43%	6.04%	2.69%

Do analysts recommend NTRA or FMS?

Natera currently has a consensus price target of $170.94, suggesting a potential upside of 5.32%. Fresenius Medical Care has a consensus price target of $25.30, suggesting a potential upside of 9.59%. Given Fresenius Medical Care's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fresenius Medical Care is more favorable than Natera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Natera	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Fresenius Medical Care	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, NTRA or FMS?

Natera has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fresenius Medical Care has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Natera and Fresenius Medical Care tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.