Cooper Companies (COO) Competitors $81.67 -0.56 (-0.68%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock COO vs. WST, ALGN, MMSI, ICUI, HAE, 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), ICU Medical (ICUI), Haemonetics (HAE), 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 ICU Medical Haemonetics 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services presently has a consensus price target of $332.50, suggesting a potential upside of 57.50%. Cooper Companies has a consensus price target of $110.25, suggesting a potential upside of 34.99%. Given West Pharmaceutical Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Which has more volatility & risk, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cooper Companies has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in WST or COO? 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to WST or COO? In the previous week, West Pharmaceutical Services had 14 more articles in the media than Cooper Companies. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services and 28 mentions for Cooper Companies. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat West Pharmaceutical Services' score of 0.74 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 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cooper Companies 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Does the MarketBeat Community favor WST or COO? Cooper Companies received 354 more outperform votes than West Pharmaceutical Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.42% of users gave Cooper Companies an outperform vote while only 56.11% of users gave West Pharmaceutical Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWest Pharmaceutical ServicesOutperform Votes27156.11% Underperform Votes21243.89% Cooper CompaniesOutperform Votes62566.42% Underperform Votes31633.58% Which has better valuation & earnings, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cooper Companies. West Pharmaceutical Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cooper Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWest Pharmaceutical Services$2.90B5.24$492.70M$6.3733.14Cooper Companies$3.93B4.16$392.30M$2.0639.65 SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Cooper Companies on 12 of the 19 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$16.33B$11.18B$5.57B$7.83BDividend YieldN/A0.96%5.11%4.21%P/E Ratio41.8835.9922.4418.48Price / Sales4.162.81394.10103.59Price / Cash15.8714.5338.1834.62Price / Book2.022.386.774.25Net Income$392.30M$224.27M$3.22B$248.23M7 Day Performance1.03%2.36%3.25%3.29%1 Month Performance-2.51%-11.73%0.01%2.42%1 Year Performance-8.30%-19.44%18.00%5.54% Cooper Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COOCooper Companies3.3067 of 5 stars$81.67-0.7%$110.25+35.0%-8.3%$16.33B$3.93B41.8814,000WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.6418 of 5 stars$206.02+2.0%$332.50+61.4%-40.9%$14.89B$2.89B30.8010,700Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionALGNAlign Technology4.3503 of 5 stars$172.22+0.5%$256.90+49.2%-38.6%$12.61B$4.00B30.7023,200Analyst ForecastNews CoverageMMSIMerit Medical Systems3.9633 of 5 stars$89.60-1.4%$114.33+27.6%+27.5%$5.29B$1.36B43.926,850Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionICUIICU Medical3.8494 of 5 stars$136.72-1.4%$162.67+19.0%+39.5%$3.35B$2.38B-29.9214,500Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHAEHaemonetics4.6271 of 5 stars$57.03-0.2%$101.22+77.5%-31.5%$2.87B$1.37B22.452,820Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8967 of 5 stars$12.82-0.1%$22.58+76.2%-53.7%$2.55B$3.79B-6.1915,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsQDELQuidelOrtho4.4311 of 5 stars$24.56-2.4%$46.83+90.7%-31.5%$1.66B$2.78B-0.817,000Upcoming EarningsNEOGNeogen3.7916 of 5 stars$4.69+6.8%$9.75+107.9%-59.0%$1.02B$906.00M-2.142,110High Trading VolumeSTAASTAAR Surgical4.3746 of 5 stars$16.53-2.1%$24.25+46.7%-60.3%$815.34M$313.90M-40.32960Upcoming EarningsCERSCerus2.078 of 5 stars$1.29-0.8%$3.50+171.3%-21.0%$239.67M$180.27M-11.73290Upcoming EarningsNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Competitors Align Technology Competitors Merit Medical Systems Competitors ICU Medical Competitors Haemonetics 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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