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Align Technology (ALGN) Competitors

$216.61
-0.26 (-0.12%)
(As of 12/7/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$214.11
$218.49
50-Day Range
$183.21
$307.51
52-Week Range
$176.34
$413.20
Volume
727,960 shs
Average Volume
896,950 shs
Market Capitalization
$16.59 billion
P/E Ratio
45.89
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$336.60

ALGN vs. STE, SNN, ZBH, MSA, AVNS, ESTA, INGN, EAR, EW, and COO

Should you be buying Align Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Align Technology include STERIS (STE), Smith & Nephew (SNN), Zimmer Biomet (ZBH), MSA Safety (MSA), Avanos Medical (AVNS), Establishment Labs (ESTA), Inogen (INGN), Eargo (EAR), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), and Cooper Companies (COO).

Align Technology vs.

STERIS (NYSE:STE) and Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
STERIS$5.23B3.82$107.03M$5.5336.53
Align Technology$3.81B4.36$361.57M$4.7245.89

92.9% of STERIS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of Align Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of STERIS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Align Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, STERIS had 3 more articles in the media than Align Technology. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for STERIS and 6 mentions for Align Technology. STERIS's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Align Technology's score of 0.60 indicating that Align Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
STERIS
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Align Technology
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Align Technology received 439 more outperform votes than STERIS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.83% of users gave Align Technology an outperform vote while only 58.67% of users gave STERIS an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
STERISOutperform Votes
318
58.67%
Underperform Votes
224
41.33%
Align TechnologyOutperform Votes
757
69.83%
Underperform Votes
327
30.17%

STERIS presently has a consensus price target of $240.60, suggesting a potential upside of 19.11%. Align Technology has a consensus price target of $336.60, suggesting a potential upside of 55.39%. Given STERIS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Align Technology is more favorable than STERIS.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
STERIS
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Align Technology
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

STERIS has a net margin of 10.52% compared to STERIS's net margin of 9.53%. Align Technology's return on equity of 13.58% beat STERIS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
STERIS10.52% 13.58% 7.62%
Align Technology 9.53%12.66%7.56%

STERIS has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Align Technology has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Align Technology beats STERIS on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ALGN vs. The Competition

MetricAlign TechnologySurgical appliances & supplies IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$16.59B$6.97B$4.47B$6.71B
Dividend YieldN/A1.13%2.99%4.77%
P/E Ratio45.8927.06119.7914.15
Price / Sales4.36100.932,960.06431.18
Price / Cash28.6717.5921.6623.12
Price / Book4.703.154.714.63
Net Income$361.57M$121.44M$125.03M$176.64M
7 Day Performance1.31%-1.44%2.83%2.36%
1 Month Performance9.66%10.57%6.55%6.10%
1 Year Performance15.63%-13.85%11.03%7.59%

Align Technology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STE
STERIS
2.8233 of 5 stars
$198.55
-0.4%
$240.60
+21.2%
+8.6%$19.62B$4.96B35.9017,100Analyst Report
SNN
Smith & Nephew
1.3796 of 5 stars
$25.74
-1.1%
N/A-2.4%$11.24B$5.35B0.0019,012
ZBH
Zimmer Biomet
2.5876 of 5 stars
$115.83
-0.9%
$140.10
+21.0%
-4.3%$24.21B$6.94B51.2518,000Analyst Report
MSA
MSA Safety
2.2256 of 5 stars
$173.89
-1.6%
$183.00
+5.2%
+24.0%$6.84B$1.53B209.515,000News Coverage
Positive News
AVNS
Avanos Medical
2.3726 of 5 stars
$21.29
-3.5%
$29.50
+38.6%
-20.2%$988.50M$820M-17.894,044
ESTA
Establishment Labs
1.9414 of 5 stars
$24.46
-3.5%
$74.67
+205.3%
-65.6%$631.26M$177.40M-8.74958
INGN
Inogen
2.066 of 5 stars
$5.09
-10.4%
$13.67
+168.5%
-76.4%$118.65M$377.24M-0.891,026Options Volume
News Coverage
EAR
Eargo
0 of 5 stars
$2.61
flat
N/A-77.2%$54.19M$41.11M-0.35243
EW
Edwards Lifesciences
2.9097 of 5 stars
$68.85
-0.5%
$81.56
+18.5%
-3.8%$41.76B$5.38B29.4217,300Analyst Report
Insider Selling
News Coverage
COO
Cooper Companies
2.5576 of 5 stars
$335.29
-0.9%
$400.30
+19.4%
+9.4%$16.60B$3.51B60.6314,000Analyst Report
News Coverage

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