National Vision (EYE) Competitors

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) and Envista (NYSE:NVST) are both mid-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is EYE or NVST more profitable?

Envista has a net margin of 2.11% compared to National Vision's net margin of -0.75%. Envista's return on equity of 4.84% beat National Vision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Vision	-0.75%	3.56%	1.49%
Envista	2.11%	4.84%	2.68%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EYE or NVST?

National Vision has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Envista. National Vision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Envista, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Vision	$1.82B	1.16	-$28.50M	-$0.18	-147.78
Envista	$2.51B	1.38	-$1.12B	$0.32	65.32

Do analysts prefer EYE or NVST?

National Vision presently has a consensus price target of $24.73, indicating a potential downside of 7.04%. Envista has a consensus price target of $20.92, indicating a potential upside of 0.10%. Given Envista's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Envista is more favorable than National Vision.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Vision	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Envista	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Does the media prefer EYE or NVST?

In the previous week, National Vision had 3 more articles in the media than Envista. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for National Vision and 6 mentions for Envista. National Vision's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Envista's score of 0.61 indicating that National Vision is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Vision	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Envista	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, EYE or NVST?

National Vision has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Envista has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Envista beats National Vision on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.