CAREDX, INC. vs GUARDANT HEALTH, INC., two Medical Diagnostics stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CDNA and GH diverge most: on operating margin, CDNA reads 85.8% and GH reads -38.5%; on net margin, CDNA reads 24.2% and GH reads -38.3%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CDNA | GH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $63.64 | $167.38 |
| Market cap | $3.3B | $22.2B |
| Sector | Medical Diagnostics | Medical Diagnostics |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 30.7 | — |
| P/B | 7.74 | — |
| P/S | 7.19 | 18.80 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.2 | — |
| Revenue growth | +34.3% | +42.6% |
| Operating margin | 85.8% | -38.5% |
| Net margin | 24.2% | -38.3% |
| Return on equity | 26.1% | — |
| Return on assets | 20.8% | -23.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 24.6% | -29.0% |
| FCF yield | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | — |
| Current ratio | 4.58 | 4.03 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.99 | 4.68 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
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