Agilent Technologies, Inc. (A) vs Natera, Inc. (NTRA)

Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Natera, Inc. are both Diagnostics & Research companies. Natera, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $59.2B against $49.0B — 1.2× the size. Natera, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Agilent Technologies, Inc. trades at 33.9×. Natera, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 37.8% against 8.60%. Agilent Technologies, Inc. has the higher net margin (19.5% vs −7.11%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.1% vs −22.3%). Across the 20 metrics below, Agilent Technologies, Inc. leads on 15 and Natera, Inc. on 5.