Which is better, HAE or LNTH?

HAE and LNTH tie on the headline Buffett-Fit score (70/100 each). The decision comes down to which underlying framework you trust most — HAE leads on Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, and Charlie Munger; LNTH leads on Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Joel Greenblatt, and Terry Smith. The pillar-by-pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy HAE or LNTH?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both HAE and LNTH are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is HAE better than LNTH for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, LNTH currently grades higher — 70/100 vs 61/100, a 9-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between HAE and LNTH on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). HAE currently scores 70/100 (B grade); LNTH scores 61/100 (C grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, HAE or LNTH?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. HAE and LNTH are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, HAE or LNTH?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are HAE and LNTH both Healthcare stocks?

Yes — both Haemonetics Corporation (HAE) and Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (LNTH) operate in the Healthcare sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this HAE vs LNTH comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

Haemonetics

Lantheus Holdings

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

HAE

Haemonetics

Market cap

$2.98B

Sector

Healthcare

LNTH

Lantheus Holdings

Market cap

$6.71B

Sector

Healthcare

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	HAE	LNTH	Winner
Warren Buffett	70B	61C	HAE
Benjamin Graham	85A	60D	HAE
Philip Fisher	60C	61C	LNTH
Peter Lynch	54C	77B	LNTH
Joel Greenblatt	31F	41D	LNTH
Charlie Munger	54D	52D	HAE
Terry Smith	55D	57D	LNTH

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	HAE	LNTH
Market cap	$2.98B	$6.71B
P/E (TTM)	24.8x	22.3x
EV/EBIT	14.1x	18.6x
ROIC (TTM)	8.37%	10.75%
Gross margin	55.74%	60.48%
Net margin	7.29%	18.05%
Revenue CAGR 5y	7.65%	37.99%
EPS CAGR 5y	24.62%	-
Debt / Equity	1.5x	0.0x
Dividend yield	0.0%	0.0%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

HAE leads on

EV/EBIT14.1xvs 18.6x+24%

LNTH leads on

Debt / Equity0.0xvs 1.5x+100%
Revenue CAGR 5y37.99%vs 7.65%+80%
Net margin18.05%vs 7.29%+60%
Market cap$6.71Bvs $2.98B+56%

More like HAE

HAE vs HALO HAE vs LMAT HAE vs RMD HAE vs LLY HAE vs UTHR HAE vs IDXX

More like LNTH

LNTH vs HALO LNTH vs LMAT LNTH vs RMD LNTH vs LLY LNTH vs UTHR LNTH vs IDXX

Read the full Buffett-Brain analysis for HAE Read the full Buffett-Brain analysis for LNTH

Related on invest-like

Strongest Moat Highest ROIC Warren Buffett strategy Economic Moat

Key terms in this analysis

ROIC Free Cash Flow (FCF)Economic Moat P/E Ratio Margin of Safety Quality Score

Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.

Stock comparison

Haemonetics

Lantheus Holdings

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

HAE

Haemonetics

Market cap

$2.98B

Sector

Healthcare

LNTH

Lantheus Holdings

Market cap

$6.71B

Sector

Healthcare

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	HAE	LNTH	Winner
Warren Buffett	70B	61C	HAE
Benjamin Graham	85A	60D	HAE
Philip Fisher	60C	61C	LNTH
Peter Lynch	54C	77B	LNTH
Joel Greenblatt	31F	41D	LNTH
Charlie Munger	54D	52D	HAE
Terry Smith	55D	57D	LNTH

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	HAE	LNTH
Market cap	$2.98B	$6.71B
P/E (TTM)	24.8x	22.3x
EV/EBIT	14.1x	18.6x
ROIC (TTM)	8.37%	10.75%
Gross margin	55.74%	60.48%
Net margin	7.29%	18.05%
Revenue CAGR 5y	7.65%	37.99%
EPS CAGR 5y	24.62%	-
Debt / Equity	1.5x	0.0x
Dividend yield	0.0%	0.0%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

HAE leads on

EV/EBIT14.1xvs 18.6x+24%

LNTH leads on

Debt / Equity0.0xvs 1.5x+100%
Revenue CAGR 5y37.99%vs 7.65%+80%
Net margin18.05%vs 7.29%+60%
Market cap$6.71Bvs $2.98B+56%

More like HAE

HAE vs HALO HAE vs LMAT HAE vs RMD HAE vs LLY HAE vs UTHR HAE vs IDXX

More like LNTH

LNTH vs HALO LNTH vs LMAT LNTH vs RMD LNTH vs LLY LNTH vs UTHR LNTH vs IDXX

Read the full Buffett-Brain analysis for HAE Read the full Buffett-Brain analysis for LNTH

Related on invest-like

Strongest Moat Highest ROIC Warren Buffett strategy Economic Moat

Key terms in this analysis

ROIC Free Cash Flow (FCF)Economic Moat P/E Ratio Margin of Safety Quality Score

Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.