Lantheus (LNTH) Competitors

Lantheus (NASDAQ:LNTH) and Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate LNTH or RIOT?

Lantheus presently has a consensus target price of $99.17, indicating a potential upside of 21.19%. Riot Platforms has a consensus target price of $18.15, indicating a potential upside of 86.30%. Given Riot Platforms' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Riot Platforms is more favorable than Lantheus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lantheus	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Riot Platforms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LNTH or RIOT?

Lantheus has higher revenue and earnings than Riot Platforms. Riot Platforms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lantheus, 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
Lantheus	$1.30B	4.37	$326.66M	$6.55	12.49
Riot Platforms	$286.74M	9.81	-$49.47M	$0.87	11.20

Does the media refer more to LNTH or RIOT?

In the previous week, Riot Platforms had 3 more articles in the media than Lantheus. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Riot Platforms and 9 mentions for Lantheus. Lantheus' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Riot Platforms' score of -0.39 indicating that Lantheus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lantheus	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Riot Platforms	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	7 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LNTH or RIOT?

99.1% of Lantheus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.3% of Riot Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Lantheus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Riot Platforms shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LNTH or RIOT?

Riot Platforms received 171 more outperform votes than Lantheus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.43% of users gave Riot Platforms an outperform vote while only 65.21% of users gave Lantheus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lantheus	Outperform Votes 328 65.21%	Underperform Votes 175 34.79%
Riot Platforms	Outperform Votes 499 67.43%	Underperform Votes 241 32.57%

Which has more risk and volatility, LNTH or RIOT?

Lantheus has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riot Platforms has a beta of 4.19, indicating that its stock price is 319% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LNTH or RIOT more profitable?

Riot Platforms has a net margin of 76.02% compared to Lantheus' net margin of 33.72%. Lantheus' return on equity of 54.10% beat Riot Platforms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lantheus	33.72%	54.10%	25.70%
Riot Platforms	76.02%	12.56%	11.66%

Summary

Riot Platforms beats Lantheus on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.