DexCom (DXCM) Competitors $74.40 -0.94 (-1.25%) As of 03:15 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DXCM vs. HQY, PODD, ABT, AMN, ITGR, MDT, BDX, IDXX, EW, and RMDShould 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 Insulet Abbott Laboratories AMN Healthcare Services Integer Medtronic Becton, Dickinson and Company IDEXX Laboratories Edwards Lifesciences ResMed 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. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HQY or DXCM? 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. Which has more volatility and risk, HQY or DXCM? 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. Does the media prefer HQY or DXCM? 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 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HQY or DXCM? 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 RatioHealthEquity$1.20B6.42$96.70M$1.3765.06DexCom$4.03B7.22$576.20M$1.4451.56 Is HQY or DXCM more profitable? 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% Do analysts prefer HQY or DXCM? 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) 3.00DexCom 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.95 SummaryDexCom beats HealthEquity on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get DexCom News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DXCM 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 DXCM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDexComMED INSTRUMENTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$29.09B$6.73B$5.68B$9.65BDividend YieldN/A1.19%6.66%4.53%P/E Ratio51.5125.4082.7326.36Price / Sales7.2270.96536.75111.24Price / Cash33.5222.4425.6628.92Price / Book13.804.8911.306.04Net Income$576.20M$174.79M$3.27B$265.75M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DXCMDexCom4.9765 of 5 stars$74.40-1.2%$99.89+34.3%+8.7%$29.16B$4.03B51.6310,300Positive NewsHQYHealthEquity4.2412 of 5 stars$87.42-2.7%$118.55+35.6%+12.3%$7.56B$1.20B63.813,120Positive NewsPODDInsulet4.2998 of 5 stars$329.00-0.5%$332.71+1.1%+67.6%$23.16B$2.07B100.003,900Positive NewsABTAbbott Laboratories4.9696 of 5 stars$132.02-0.4%$144.47+9.4%+17.1%$229.78B$41.95B16.54114,000Positive NewsAMNAMN Healthcare Services4.3548 of 5 stars$20.69-0.3%$28.25+36.5%-60.8%$792.84M$2.98B-2.662,968Positive NewsITGRInteger4.2802 of 5 stars$108.98-1.4%$140.25+28.7%-17.3%$3.82B$1.79B48.0111,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeMDTMedtronic4.6867 of 5 stars$92.02-0.7%$101.15+9.9%+4.7%$117.95B$33.54B25.3595,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeBDXBecton, Dickinson and Company4.7726 of 5 stars$194.70-2.5%$211.44+8.6%-20.4%$55.81B$20.18B35.0274,000Positive NewsIDXXIDEXX Laboratories4.503 of 5 stars$641.35-0.7%$649.44+1.3%+34.4%$51.31B$3.90B53.4011,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓EWEdwards Lifesciences4.3208 of 5 stars$80.92-1.1%$85.90+6.2%+16.5%$47.51B$5.69B11.6415,800Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeRMDResMed4.7324 of 5 stars$285.76-2.7%$274.83-3.8%+12.1%$41.84B$5.15B30.0510,600Positive NewsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HealthEquity Competitors Insulet Competitors Abbott Laboratories Competitors AMN Healthcare Services Competitors Integer Competitors Medtronic Competitors Becton, Dickinson and Company Competitors IDEXX Laboratories Competitors Edwards Lifesciences Competitors ResMed 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:DXCM) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYou'll Want to See Who's Backing This Penny Stock Gold ProducerWhy Are Famous Billionaires Buying This Gold Miner? 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