National Vision (EYE) Competitors

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) and Stevanato Group (NYSE:STVN) are both medical equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate EYE or STVN?

National Vision currently has a consensus target price of $18.67, suggesting a potential downside of 18.88%. Given National Vision's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe National Vision is more favorable than Stevanato Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Vision	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Stevanato Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is EYE or STVN more profitable?

Stevanato Group has a net margin of 11.14% compared to National Vision's net margin of -1.40%. Stevanato Group's return on equity of 10.00% beat National Vision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Vision	-1.40%	3.44%	1.40%
Stevanato Group	11.14%	10.00%	6.03%

Which has more risk & volatility, EYE or STVN?

National Vision has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stevanato Group has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to EYE or STVN?

In the previous week, Stevanato Group had 3 more articles in the media than National Vision. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Stevanato Group and 5 mentions for National Vision. National Vision's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Stevanato Group's score of 0.64 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stevanato Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, EYE or STVN?

Stevanato Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than National Vision. National Vision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stevanato Group, 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	1.00	-$28.50M	-$0.33	-69.73
Stevanato Group	€1.19B	6.21	€127.45M	€0.51	48.06

Summary

Stevanato Group beats National Vision on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.