CAREDX, INC. vs NATERA, INC., two Medical Diagnostics stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CDNA and NTRA diverge most: on operating margin, CDNA reads 85.8% and NTRA reads -13.4%; on net margin, CDNA reads 24.2% and NTRA reads -9.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What NTRA's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (revenue-multiple basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CDNA | NTRA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $43.64 | $267.71 |
| Market cap | $2.3B | $37.9B |
| Sector | Medical Diagnostics | Medical Diagnostics |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 21.1 | — |
| P/B | 5.30 | 21.35 |
| P/S | 4.93 | 15.15 |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.8 | — |
| Revenue growth | +34.3% | +36.4% |
| Operating margin | 85.8% | -13.4% |
| Net margin | 24.2% | -9.1% |
| Return on equity | 26.1% | -12.8% |
| Return on assets | 20.8% | -8.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 24.6% | -13.8% |
| FCF yield | 3.9% | 0.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| Current ratio | 4.58 | 2.96 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.99 | 5.81 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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