GeneDx (NASDAQ:WGS – Get Free Report) and Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.
Risk and Volatility
GeneDx has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astrana Health has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares GeneDx and Astrana Health”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| GeneDx | $427.54 million | 5.52 | -$21.02 million | ($3.64) | -21.74 |
| Astrana Health | $3.18 billion | 0.66 | $22.49 million | $0.82 | 46.09 |
Astrana Health has higher revenue and earnings than GeneDx. GeneDx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Astrana Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares GeneDx and Astrana Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| GeneDx | -23.41% | 4.12% | 2.26% |
| Astrana Health | 1.05% | 10.30% | 3.67% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
61.7% of GeneDx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Astrana Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of GeneDx shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Astrana Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for GeneDx and Astrana Health, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| GeneDx | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Astrana Health | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.78 |
GeneDx presently has a consensus price target of $89.57, suggesting a potential upside of 13.17%. Astrana Health has a consensus price target of $49.43, suggesting a potential upside of 30.80%. Given Astrana Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Astrana Health is more favorable than GeneDx.
Summary
Astrana Health beats GeneDx on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About GeneDx
GeneDx Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, provides genomics-related diagnostic and information services. The company offers Centrellis, an AI-driven health intelligence platform that integrates digital tools and artificial intelligence allowing scientists to ingest and synthesize clinical and genomic data to deliver comprehensive health insights. It provides genetic diagnostic tests, screening solutions, and information with a focus on pediatrics, rare diseases for children and adults, and hereditary cancer screening. GeneDx Holdings Corp. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
About Astrana Health
Astrana Health, Inc., Inc., a physician-centric technology-powered healthcare management company, provides medical care services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Care Partners, Care Delivery, and Care Enablement. The company is leveraging its proprietary population health management and healthcare delivery platform, operates an integrated, value-based healthcare model which empowers the providers in its network to deliver care to its patients. It offers care coordination services to patients, families, primary care physicians, specialists, acute care hospitals, alternative sites of inpatient care, physician groups, and health plans. The company's physician network consists of primary care physicians, specialist physicians and extenders, and hospitalists. It serves patients, primarily covered by private or public insurance, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and health maintenance organization plans; and non-insured patients. The company was formerly known as Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Astrana Health, Inc. in February 2024. Astrana Health, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Alhambra, California.
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