LivaNova (LIVN) Competitors

Integer (NYSE:ITGR) and LivaNova (NASDAQ:LIVN) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, ITGR or LIVN?

Integer has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LivaNova has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ITGR or LIVN more profitable?

Integer has a net margin of 6.01% compared to Integer's net margin of -2.68%. Integer's return on equity of 13.59% beat LivaNova's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Integer	6.01%	11.25%	5.69%
LivaNova	-2.68%	13.59%	7.06%

Does the media prefer ITGR or LIVN?

In the previous week, LivaNova had 16 more articles in the media than Integer. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for LivaNova and 11 mentions for Integer. LivaNova's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Integer's score of 0.58 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Integer	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LivaNova	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ITGR or LIVN?

LivaNova received 5 more outperform votes than Integer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.78% of users gave LivaNova an outperform vote while only 63.39% of users gave Integer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Integer	Outperform Votes 374 63.39%	Underperform Votes 216 36.61%
LivaNova	Outperform Votes 379 68.78%	Underperform Votes 172 31.22%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ITGR or LIVN?

99.3% of Integer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of LivaNova shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Integer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of LivaNova shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend ITGR or LIVN?

Integer currently has a consensus target price of $120.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.30%. LivaNova has a consensus target price of $66.20, indicating a potential upside of 3.20%. Given LivaNova's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Integer is more favorable than LivaNova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
LivaNova	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ITGR or LIVN?

Integer has higher revenue and earnings than LivaNova. LivaNova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Integer, 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
Integer	$1.60B	2.33	$90.65M	$2.89	38.50
LivaNova	$1.15B	3.01	$17.55M	-$0.60	-106.92

Summary

Integer beats LivaNova on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.