Cooper Companies (COO) Competitors $73.26 +0.56 (+0.77%) Closing price 07/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$73.60 +0.34 (+0.47%) As of 05:05 AM 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. Its Competitors 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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do analysts recommend WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services presently has a consensus target price of $320.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.27%. Cooper Companies has a consensus target price of $97.20, suggesting a potential upside of 32.68%. Given West Pharmaceutical Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89Cooper Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Which has more volatility and risk, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cooper Companies has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor WST or COO? In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 8 more articles in the media than West Pharmaceutical Services. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Cooper Companies and 8 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services. West Pharmaceutical Services' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Cooper Companies' score of 1.02 indicating that West Pharmaceutical Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment West Pharmaceutical Services 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cooper Companies 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher 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$2.89B5.51$492.70M$6.3734.82Cooper Companies$3.90B3.76$392.30M$2.0635.56 Do insiders & institutionals 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 will outperform the market over the long term. Is WST or COO more profitable? West Pharmaceutical Services has a net margin of 16.13% compared to Cooper Companies' net margin of 10.39%. West Pharmaceutical Services' return on equity of 18.23% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets West Pharmaceutical Services16.13% 18.23% 13.51% Cooper Companies 10.39%9.60%6.35% SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Cooper Companies on 12 of the 17 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 COO 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 CompaniesMED/DENTAL IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$14.54B$15.49B$5.57B$9.34BDividend YieldN/A1.46%3.80%4.06%P/E Ratio35.5618.3328.0519.86Price / Sales3.762.29444.2299.92Price / Cash13.0116.9435.8457.94Price / Book1.813.788.265.67Net Income$392.30M$430.42M$3.24B$257.80M7 Day Performance-2.02%-0.32%1.44%1.86%1 Month Performance4.94%1.35%8.03%10.91%1 Year Performance-19.78%15.85%30.28%18.51% Cooper Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COOCooper Companies3.14 of 5 stars$73.26+0.8%$97.20+32.7%-19.5%$14.54B$3.90B35.5616,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.8091 of 5 stars$221.49-0.3%$320.00+44.5%-32.2%$15.91B$2.90B34.7710,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsALGNAlign Technology4.8076 of 5 stars$193.83-1.5%$241.25+24.5%-23.3%$14.05B$3.98B35.3120,945Analyst RevisionMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.6661 of 5 stars$91.12-2.6%$109.11+19.7%-2.4%$5.39B$1.36B44.677,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHAEHaemonetics4.8944 of 5 stars$75.00-2.4%$96.80+29.1%-18.7%$3.60B$1.36B22.663,023Positive NewsICUIICU Medical4.3854 of 5 stars$129.71-4.2%$192.67+48.5%-2.5%$3.19B$2.38B-33.8715,000Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.0177 of 5 stars$15.94-4.4%$20.36+27.8%-42.7%$3.18B$3.79B-3.5114,000Analyst RevisionQDELQuidelOrtho4.4666 of 5 stars$29.22-3.2%$44.33+51.7%-23.4%$1.98B$2.78B-5.886,600News CoverageNEOGNeogen4.1644 of 5 stars$4.98-6.6%$7.50+50.6%-72.3%$1.08B$906.00M-2.232,110STAASTAAR Surgical3.3326 of 5 stars$16.61-7.0%$24.63+48.3%-61.0%$822.63M$279.13M-11.531,211Analyst ForecastCERSCerus2.6714 of 5 stars$1.45-5.8%$3.50+141.4%-41.9%$277.18M$180.27M-14.50290Positive News 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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