Cooper Companies (COO) Competitors $72.69 +0.72 (+1.00%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.60 -0.09 (-0.12%) As of 07:22 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock COO vs. WST, ALGN, MMSI, HAE, ICUI, XRAY, QDEL, NEOG, STAA, and CERSShould you be buying Cooper Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cooper Companies include West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Align Technology (ALGN), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), Haemonetics (HAE), ICU Medical (ICUI), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), Neogen (NEOG), STAAR Surgical (STAA), and Cerus (CERS). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. Cooper Companies vs. West Pharmaceutical Services Align Technology Merit Medical Systems Haemonetics ICU Medical DENTSPLY SIRONA QuidelOrtho Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) and Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cooper Companies has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cooper Companies. Cooper Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than West Pharmaceutical Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWest Pharmaceutical Services$2.90B5.64$492.70M$6.3735.71Cooper Companies$3.99B3.64$392.30M$2.0635.29 Is WST or COO more profitable? West Pharmaceutical Services has a net margin of 17.03% compared to Cooper Companies' net margin of 10.07%. West Pharmaceutical Services' return on equity of 18.60% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets West Pharmaceutical Services17.03% 18.60% 13.80% Cooper Companies 10.07%9.38%6.09% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WST or COO? 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WST or COO? Cooper Companies received 358 more outperform votes than West Pharmaceutical Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.39% of users gave Cooper Companies an outperform vote while only 56.20% of users gave West Pharmaceutical Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWest Pharmaceutical ServicesOutperform Votes27256.20% Underperform Votes21243.80% Cooper CompaniesOutperform Votes63066.39% Underperform Votes31933.61% Do analysts prefer WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services currently has a consensus price target of $332.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.19%. Cooper Companies has a consensus price target of $100.38, indicating a potential upside of 38.09%. Given West Pharmaceutical Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe West Pharmaceutical Services is more favorable than Cooper Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score West Pharmaceutical Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Cooper Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Does the media refer more to WST or COO? In the previous week, West Pharmaceutical Services had 20 more articles in the media than Cooper Companies. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services and 21 mentions for Cooper Companies. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat West Pharmaceutical Services' score of 0.28 indicating that Cooper Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment West Pharmaceutical Services 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cooper Companies 8 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Cooper Companies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cooper Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for COO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 COO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCooper CompaniesOphthalmic goods IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$14.54B$10.61B$5.57B$8.66BDividend YieldN/A0.96%5.27%4.19%P/E Ratio37.2833.2327.2020.17Price / Sales3.643.10412.92161.90Price / Cash15.8714.5338.2534.64Price / Book1.792.667.114.72Net Income$392.30M$224.27M$3.23B$247.80M7 Day Performance8.64%2.30%4.61%3.36%1 Month Performance-11.64%13.23%13.35%9.71%1 Year Performance-23.55%-18.26%31.75%14.41% Cooper Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COOCooper Companies3.2068 of 5 stars$72.69+1.0%$100.38+38.1%-23.7%$14.54B$3.99B37.2814,000Analyst DowngradeWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.8053 of 5 stars$209.43-0.7%$332.50+58.8%-28.9%$15.05B$2.90B31.3010,700Trending NewsALGNAlign Technology4.8819 of 5 stars$178.51-1.3%$241.25+35.1%-29.2%$12.94B$3.98B31.8223,200Positive NewsMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.3074 of 5 stars$93.64-1.5%$109.11+16.5%+15.1%$5.53B$1.39B45.906,850Positive NewsHAEHaemonetics4.2259 of 5 stars$68.78+1.6%$97.89+42.3%-16.3%$3.30B$1.36B27.082,820Analyst RevisionICUIICU Medical4.6821 of 5 stars$130.54-3.2%$192.67+47.6%+21.5%$3.21B$2.42B-28.5614,500Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.4709 of 5 stars$15.62-2.3%$20.36+30.4%-41.4%$3.11B$3.72B-7.5515,000QDELQuidelOrtho4.6273 of 5 stars$29.65-3.3%$44.33+49.5%-27.5%$2.01B$2.76B-0.987,000Positive NewsNEOGNeogen3.2027 of 5 stars$5.69-2.9%$9.00+58.2%-65.7%$1.23B$906.00M-2.602,110News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionSTAASTAAR Surgical4.1403 of 5 stars$16.69-6.3%$24.63+47.5%-55.6%$826.59M$279.13M-40.71960High Trading VolumeCERSCerus3.4136 of 5 stars$1.32+3.9%$3.50+165.2%-17.4%$252.33M$185.14M-12.00290Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Competitors Align Technology Competitors Merit Medical Systems Competitors Haemonetics Competitors ICU Medical Competitors DENTSPLY SIRONA Competitors QuidelOrtho Competitors Neogen Competitors STAAR Surgical Competitors Cerus 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:COO) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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