HealthEquity (HQY) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HQY or ITGR?

99.6% of HealthEquity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Integer shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of HealthEquity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Integer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer HQY or ITGR?

In the previous week, HealthEquity had 8 more articles in the media than Integer. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for HealthEquity and 7 mentions for Integer. Integer's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat HealthEquity's score of 0.53 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HealthEquity	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Integer	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HQY or ITGR?

Integer has higher revenue and earnings than HealthEquity. Integer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HealthEquity, 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
HealthEquity	$1.20B	6.75	$96.70M	$1.65	56.99
Integer	$1.72B	2.12	$119.90M	$2.27	45.83

Do analysts prefer HQY or ITGR?

HealthEquity presently has a consensus price target of $121.31, suggesting a potential upside of 29.00%. Integer has a consensus price target of $139.57, suggesting a potential upside of 34.16%. Given Integer's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Integer is more favorable than HealthEquity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HealthEquity	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Is HQY or ITGR more profitable?

HealthEquity has a net margin of 11.49% compared to Integer's net margin of 4.61%. Integer's return on equity of 12.27% beat HealthEquity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HealthEquity	11.49%	12.04%	7.44%
Integer	4.61%	12.27%	6.23%

Which has more volatility and risk, HQY or ITGR?

HealthEquity has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integer has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HealthEquity and Integer tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.