BioLife Solutions (BLFS) Competitors $26.40 -0.12 (-0.45%) As of 12:14 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BLFS vs. GKOS, TMDX, SLNO, NVST, LIVN, WRBY, INSP, EYE, PRCT, and AORTShould you be buying BioLife Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BioLife Solutions include Glaukos (GKOS), TransMedics Group (TMDX), Soleno Therapeutics (SLNO), Envista (NVST), LivaNova (LIVN), Warby Parker (WRBY), Inspire Medical Systems (INSP), National Vision (EYE), PROCEPT BioRobotics (PRCT), and Artivion (AORT). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. BioLife Solutions vs. Its Competitors Glaukos TransMedics Group Soleno Therapeutics Envista LivaNova Warby Parker Inspire Medical Systems National Vision PROCEPT BioRobotics Artivion Glaukos (NYSE:GKOS) and BioLife Solutions (NASDAQ:BLFS) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, GKOS or BLFS? Glaukos has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BioLife Solutions has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, GKOS or BLFS? BioLife Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Glaukos. BioLife Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glaukos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlaukos$383.48M12.65-$146.37M-$1.65-51.26BioLife Solutions$82.25M15.37-$20.18M-$0.12-220.00 Is GKOS or BLFS more profitable? BioLife Solutions has a net margin of -5.39% compared to Glaukos' net margin of -21.43%. BioLife Solutions' return on equity of 0.16% beat Glaukos' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Glaukos-21.43% -8.59% -6.61% BioLife Solutions -5.39%0.16%0.14% Does the media favor GKOS or BLFS? In the previous week, Glaukos had 4 more articles in the media than BioLife Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Glaukos and 4 mentions for BioLife Solutions. BioLife Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Glaukos' score of 0.67 indicating that BioLife Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Glaukos 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BioLife Solutions 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GKOS or BLFS? 99.0% of Glaukos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of BioLife Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Glaukos shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of BioLife Solutions 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. Do analysts rate GKOS or BLFS? Glaukos presently has a consensus target price of $122.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.23%. BioLife Solutions has a consensus target price of $31.29, indicating a potential upside of 18.51%. Given Glaukos' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Glaukos is more favorable than BioLife Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Glaukos 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69BioLife Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 SummaryBioLife Solutions beats Glaukos on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BLFS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart BLFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBioLife SolutionsMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.26B$10.71B$6.13B$10.51BDividend YieldN/A1.86%5.51%4.67%P/E Ratio-219.9722.2285.5226.80Price / Sales15.3727.52585.10183.02Price / Cash217.0425.6126.3031.10Price / Book3.513.4613.166.63Net Income-$20.18M$210.63M$3.30B$276.44M7 Day Performance3.49%1.82%4.71%2.93%1 Month Performance-0.23%1.40%8.36%9.95%1 Year Performance10.23%-5.70%87.42%39.62% BioLife Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLFSBioLife Solutions2.663 of 5 stars$26.40-0.5%$31.29+18.5%+8.1%$1.26B$82.25M-219.97440Positive NewsGKOSGlaukos4.5087 of 5 stars$81.24+1.7%$123.58+52.1%-33.9%$4.58B$383.48M-49.24780TMDXTransMedics Group3.1373 of 5 stars$112.64-1.1%$125.40+11.3%-18.0%$3.88B$441.54M58.36210Positive NewsSLNOSoleno Therapeutics4.1779 of 5 stars$68.16+4.9%$115.09+68.9%+17.8%$3.45BN/A-16.4630Analyst ForecastNVSTEnvista3.7019 of 5 stars$20.22-0.7%$20.92+3.5%+9.6%$3.38B$2.51B63.1712,300LIVNLivaNova2.4911 of 5 stars$52.33-2.1%$59.71+14.1%-2.2%$2.92B$1.25B-13.452,900WRBYWarby Parker1.7858 of 5 stars$27.69+0.3%$24.06-13.1%+57.8%$2.90B$771.32M-395.513,780News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastINSPInspire Medical Systems4.842 of 5 stars$75.46-2.3%$154.43+104.6%-64.5%$2.28B$802.80M43.621,246EYENational Vision2.3556 of 5 stars$29.24+2.5%$24.73-15.4%+166.3%$2.26B$1.82B-162.4413,411Positive NewsPRCTPROCEPT BioRobotics3.3884 of 5 stars$36.49-0.5%$70.00+91.8%-51.5%$2.04B$274.95M-23.54430AORTArtivion3.1098 of 5 stars$42.03+2.4%$43.13+2.6%+54.3%$1.94B$388.54M-100.061,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Glaukos Competitors TransMedics Group Competitors Soleno Therapeutics Competitors Envista Competitors LivaNova Competitors Warby Parker Competitors Inspire Medical Systems Competitors National Vision Competitors PROCEPT BioRobotics Competitors Artivion Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BLFS) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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