HealthEquity (HQY) Competitors

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

Which has better 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	6.70	$96.70M	$1.37	67.87
Integer	$1.79B	2.09	$119.90M	$2.27	47.22

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

99.6% of HealthEquity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Integer shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of HealthEquity shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Integer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HQY or ITGR more profitable?

HealthEquity has a net margin of 9.80% 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	9.80%	11.01%	6.77%
Integer	4.61%	12.27%	6.23%

Which has more volatility & risk, HQY or ITGR?

HealthEquity has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integer has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to HQY or ITGR?

In the previous week, HealthEquity had 5 more articles in the media than Integer. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for HealthEquity and 8 mentions for Integer. HealthEquity's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Integer's score of 1.03 indicating that HealthEquity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HealthEquity	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Integer	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer HQY or ITGR?

HealthEquity currently has a consensus target price of $118.55, suggesting a potential upside of 27.50%. Integer has a consensus target price of $140.25, suggesting a potential upside of 30.84%. 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

HealthEquity beats Integer on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.