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DXCM vs. HQY, PODD, ABT, AMN, ITGR, MDT, BDX, IDXX, EW, and RMD

Should you be buying DexCom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DexCom include HealthEquity (HQY), Insulet (PODD), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), Integer (ITGR), Medtronic (MDT), Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), and ResMed (RMD). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

DexCom vs. Its Competitors

HealthEquity (NASDAQ:HQY) and DexCom (NASDAQ:DXCM) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

99.6% of HealthEquity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of DexCom shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of HealthEquity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DexCom 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.

HealthEquity has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DexCom has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, HealthEquity and HealthEquity both had 26 articles in the media. DexCom's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat HealthEquity's score of 1.11 indicating that DexCom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
HealthEquity
14 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DexCom
22 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

DexCom has higher revenue and earnings than HealthEquity. DexCom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HealthEquity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HealthEquity$1.20B6.42$96.70M$1.3765.06
DexCom$4.03B7.22$576.20M$1.4451.56

DexCom has a net margin of 13.29% compared to HealthEquity's net margin of 9.80%. DexCom's return on equity of 30.41% beat HealthEquity's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HealthEquity9.80% 11.01% 6.77%
DexCom 13.29%30.41%10.08%

HealthEquity presently has a consensus target price of $117.82, suggesting a potential upside of 32.18%. DexCom has a consensus target price of $99.89, suggesting a potential upside of 34.54%. Given DexCom's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DexCom is more favorable than HealthEquity.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HealthEquity
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
DexCom
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95

Summary

DexCom beats HealthEquity on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DXCM vs. The Competition

MetricDexComMED INSTRUMENTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$29.09B$6.73B$5.68B$9.65B
Dividend YieldN/A1.19%6.66%4.53%
P/E Ratio51.5125.4082.7326.36
Price / Sales7.2270.96536.75111.24
Price / Cash33.5222.4425.6628.92
Price / Book13.804.8911.306.04
Net Income$576.20M$174.79M$3.27B$265.75M
7 Day Performance-2.46%-0.24%0.01%-0.35%
1 Month Performance-6.34%3.67%8.17%5.54%
1 Year Performance7.08%6.96%54.17%17.46%

DexCom Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DXCM
DexCom
4.9765 of 5 stars
$74.40
-1.2%
$99.89
+34.3%
+8.7%$29.16B$4.03B51.6310,300Positive News
HQY
HealthEquity
4.2412 of 5 stars
$87.42
-2.7%
$118.55
+35.6%
+12.3%$7.56B$1.20B63.813,120Positive News
PODD
Insulet
4.2998 of 5 stars
$329.00
-0.5%
$332.71
+1.1%
+67.6%$23.16B$2.07B100.003,900Positive News
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
4.9696 of 5 stars
$132.02
-0.4%
$144.47
+9.4%
+17.1%$229.78B$41.95B16.54114,000Positive News
AMN
AMN Healthcare Services
4.3548 of 5 stars
$20.69
-0.3%
$28.25
+36.5%
-60.8%$792.84M$2.98B-2.662,968Positive News
ITGR
Integer
4.2802 of 5 stars
$108.98
-1.4%
$140.25
+28.7%
-17.3%$3.82B$1.79B48.0111,000News Coverage
Positive News
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MDT
Medtronic
4.6867 of 5 stars
$92.02
-0.7%
$101.15
+9.9%
+4.7%$117.95B$33.54B25.3595,000Positive News
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BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
4.7726 of 5 stars
$194.70
-2.5%
$211.44
+8.6%
-20.4%$55.81B$20.18B35.0274,000Positive News
IDXX
IDEXX Laboratories
4.503 of 5 stars
$641.35
-0.7%
$649.44
+1.3%
+34.4%$51.31B$3.90B53.4011,000Positive News
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EW
Edwards Lifesciences
4.3208 of 5 stars
$80.92
-1.1%
$85.90
+6.2%
+16.5%$47.51B$5.69B11.6415,800Positive News
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RMD
ResMed
4.7324 of 5 stars
$285.76
-2.7%
$274.83
-3.8%
+12.1%$41.84B$5.15B30.0510,600Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:DXCM) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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