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ALGN vs. DXCM, HQY, HSIC, MEDP, QTRX, CAH, HAE, MCK, RMD, and WST

Should you be buying Align Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Align Technology include DexCom (DXCM), HealthEquity (HQY), Henry Schein (HSIC), Medpace (MEDP), Quanterix (QTRX), Cardinal Health (CAH), Haemonetics (HAE), McKesson (MCK), ResMed (RMD), and West Pharmaceutical Services (WST). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

Align Technology vs. Its Competitors

Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN) and DexCom (NASDAQ:DXCM) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Align Technology currently has a consensus target price of $241.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.51%. DexCom has a consensus target price of $98.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.06%. Given Align Technology's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Align Technology is more favorable than DexCom.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Align Technology
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
DexCom
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95

In the previous week, DexCom had 10 more articles in the media than Align Technology. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for DexCom and 21 mentions for Align Technology. Align Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat DexCom's score of 1.08 indicating that Align Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Align Technology
15 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DexCom
22 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

DexCom has a net margin of 12.90% compared to Align Technology's net margin of 10.29%. DexCom's return on equity of 30.05% beat Align Technology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Align Technology10.29% 13.52% 8.36%
DexCom 12.90%30.05%10.00%

88.4% of Align Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of DexCom shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Align Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DexCom shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Align Technology has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DexCom has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

DexCom has higher revenue and earnings than Align Technology. Align Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DexCom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Align Technology$4.00B3.57$421.36M$5.4935.87
DexCom$4.03B8.04$576.20M$1.3461.74

Summary

DexCom beats Align Technology on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ALGN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ALGN vs. The Competition

MetricAlign TechnologyMED/DENTAL IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$14.27B$16.68B$5.53B$9.04B
Dividend YieldN/A1.40%5.24%4.02%
P/E Ratio35.8719.9027.5820.25
Price / Sales3.572.33417.23118.60
Price / Cash21.9017.3536.8958.07
Price / Book3.823.838.035.67
Net Income$421.36M$430.42M$3.18B$249.21M
7 Day Performance4.46%1.64%2.91%3.28%
1 Month Performance9.24%4.02%3.72%5.56%
1 Year Performance-19.16%21.79%36.04%21.13%

Align Technology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALGN
Align Technology
4.5513 of 5 stars
$196.93
0.0%
$241.25
+22.5%
-19.1%$14.27B$4.00B35.8720,945Positive News
DXCM
DexCom
4.9209 of 5 stars
$87.29
+1.1%
$98.50
+12.8%
-25.4%$34.23B$4.03B65.147,600Positive News
HQY
HealthEquity
3.7348 of 5 stars
$104.76
-0.1%
$118.09
+12.7%
+19.1%$9.06B$1.20B76.473,120
HSIC
Henry Schein
3.0735 of 5 stars
$73.05
-0.3%
$79.30
+8.6%
+15.2%$8.89B$12.67B22.8325,000News Coverage
MEDP
Medpace
4.4579 of 5 stars
$313.86
+1.0%
$344.82
+9.9%
-20.2%$9.02B$2.16B23.965,900
QTRX
Quanterix
2.0995 of 5 stars
$6.65
flat
$15.60
+134.6%
-45.1%$332.19M$133.92M-5.12460
CAH
Cardinal Health
4.8221 of 5 stars
$167.92
+0.4%
$157.43
-6.2%
+72.2%$40.08B$226.83B26.2046,500Positive News
Ex-Dividend
Analyst Revision
HAE
Haemonetics
4.8721 of 5 stars
$74.77
+1.3%
$96.80
+29.5%
-8.7%$3.59B$1.36B22.593,023
MCK
McKesson
4.3464 of 5 stars
$732.50
+0.9%
$696.42
-4.9%
+23.3%$91.64B$359.05B28.3675,000Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
RMD
ResMed
4.6335 of 5 stars
$258.24
+1.2%
$259.33
+0.4%
+35.7%$37.87B$4.69B28.988,160News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
WST
West Pharmaceutical Services
4.7664 of 5 stars
$218.80
0.0%
$320.00
+46.3%
-30.9%$15.72B$2.89B34.3510,600

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