Carlsmed (CARL) Competitors $13.01 -0.88 (-6.34%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CARL vs. CNMD, ESTA, BLFS, KMTS, PLSE, TNDM, MDXG, IRMD, INMD, and BBNXShould you be buying Carlsmed stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carlsmed include CONMED (CNMD), Establishment Labs (ESTA), BioLife Solutions (BLFS), Kestra Medical Technologies (KMTS), Pulse Biosciences (PLSE), Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM), MiMedx Group (MDXG), iRadimed (IRMD), InMode (INMD), and Beta Bionics (BBNX). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. Carlsmed vs. Its Competitors CONMED Establishment Labs BioLife Solutions Kestra Medical Technologies Pulse Biosciences Tandem Diabetes Care MiMedx Group iRadimed InMode Beta Bionics CONMED (NYSE:CNMD) and Carlsmed (NASDAQ:CARL) are both small-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Is CNMD or CARL more profitable? CONMED has a net margin of 8.31% compared to Carlsmed's net margin of 0.00%. CONMED's return on equity of 14.43% beat Carlsmed's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CONMED8.31% 14.43% 6.05% Carlsmed N/A N/A N/A Do analysts rate CNMD or CARL? CONMED currently has a consensus target price of $59.80, suggesting a potential upside of 24.20%. Given CONMED's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CONMED is more favorable than Carlsmed.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CONMED 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Carlsmed 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CNMD or CARL? CONMED has higher revenue and earnings than Carlsmed. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCONMED$1.31B1.14$132.42M$3.5313.64Carlsmed$27.17M12.73N/AN/AN/A Does the media refer more to CNMD or CARL? In the previous week, Carlsmed had 3 more articles in the media than CONMED. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Carlsmed and 1 mentions for CONMED. CONMED's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Carlsmed's score of 0.00 indicating that CONMED is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CONMED 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Carlsmed 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryCONMED beats Carlsmed on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Carlsmed News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CARL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 CARL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCarlsmedSurgical, Medical, And Dental Instruments And Supplies IndustryManufacturing SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$345.81M$182.06M$2.53B$10.67BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.49%4.86%P/E RatioN/A2.0321.9228.52Price / Sales12.734.64109.24129.07Price / CashN/A4.0343.6061.42Price / BookN/A1.5633.656.52Net IncomeN/A-$51.31M$6.87M$276.75M7 Day Performance-4.55%-2.89%0.35%0.21%1 Month Performance-9.84%-6.95%-0.29%1.68%1 Year PerformanceN/A292.59%94.53%32.79% Carlsmed Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CARLCarlsmedN/A$13.01-6.3%N/AN/A$345.81M$27.17M0.00100News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑CNMDCONMED4.7888 of 5 stars$45.11+0.3%$59.80+32.6%-22.5%$1.39B$1.31B12.783,900Positive NewsESTAEstablishment Labs1.793 of 5 stars$47.26+1.4%$56.50+19.6%+10.4%$1.35B$166.02M-15.501,018BLFSBioLife Solutions2.3455 of 5 stars$27.32-1.5%$31.29+14.5%+21.8%$1.33B$82.25M-227.65440Positive NewsKMTSKestra Medical Technologies0.7704 of 5 stars$24.61+5.8%$27.33+11.1%N/A$1.20B$59.81M0.00300PLSEPulse Biosciences3.5487 of 5 stars$17.56-0.1%$22.00+25.3%-2.2%$1.18B$700K-16.72140Upcoming EarningsTNDMTandem Diabetes Care4.1901 of 5 stars$14.79-3.3%$22.19+50.0%-55.4%$1.03B$940.20M-4.792,650Analyst ForecastMDXGMiMedx Group3.1851 of 5 stars$6.69+0.9%$12.00+79.4%+17.5%$980.97M$348.88M31.86870News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsIRMDiRadimed4.679 of 5 stars$73.43-3.4%$72.00-1.9%+52.3%$966.98M$73.24M45.33110News CoverageUpcoming EarningsInsider TradeINMDInMode3.0027 of 5 stars$15.31+0.6%$16.85+10.1%-15.0%$962.04M$394.82M6.20480BBNXBeta Bionics3.2634 of 5 stars$20.02-3.0%$24.44+22.1%N/A$896.79M$65.12M0.00294Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CNMD Competitors ESTA Competitors BLFS Competitors KMTS Competitors PLSE Competitors TNDM Competitors MDXG Competitors IRMD Competitors INMD Competitors BBNX 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:CARL) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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