ConvaTec Group (CTEC) Competitors

Advanced Medical Solutions Group (LON:AMS) and ConvaTec Group (LON:CTEC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AMS or CTEC?

ConvaTec Group has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Medical Solutions Group. Advanced Medical Solutions Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ConvaTec Group, 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
Advanced Medical Solutions Group	£132.18M	3.40	£11.22M	£5.16	40.31
ConvaTec Group	£2.71B	2.28	£188.35M	£5.94	40.78

Is AMS or CTEC more profitable?

Advanced Medical Solutions Group has a net margin of 8.49% compared to ConvaTec Group's net margin of 6.96%. ConvaTec Group's return on equity of 9.15% beat Advanced Medical Solutions Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advanced Medical Solutions Group	8.49%	4.57%	2.35%
ConvaTec Group	6.96%	9.15%	5.01%

Does the media favor AMS or CTEC?

In the previous week, ConvaTec Group had 15 more articles in the media than Advanced Medical Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for ConvaTec Group and 1 mentions for Advanced Medical Solutions Group. Advanced Medical Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat ConvaTec Group's score of 0.19 indicating that Advanced Medical Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advanced Medical Solutions Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ConvaTec Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer AMS or CTEC?

Advanced Medical Solutions Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 287.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.22%. ConvaTec Group has a consensus price target of GBX 309.40, suggesting a potential upside of 27.77%. Given Advanced Medical Solutions Group's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Advanced Medical Solutions Group is more favorable than ConvaTec Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advanced Medical Solutions Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ConvaTec Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMS or CTEC?

58.2% of Advanced Medical Solutions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of ConvaTec Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Advanced Medical Solutions Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of ConvaTec Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, AMS or CTEC?

Advanced Medical Solutions Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConvaTec Group has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMS or CTEC a better dividend stock?

Advanced Medical Solutions Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. ConvaTec Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Advanced Medical Solutions Group pays out 38.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ConvaTec Group pays out 84.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

ConvaTec Group beats Advanced Medical Solutions Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.