HealthEquity (HQY) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ITGR or HQY?

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
Integer	$1.72B	2.18	$119.90M	$2.27	47.15
HealthEquity	$1.20B	6.40	$96.70M	$1.37	64.85

Does the media refer more to ITGR or HQY?

In the previous week, HealthEquity had 19 more articles in the media than Integer. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for HealthEquity and 9 mentions for Integer. Integer's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat HealthEquity's score of 1.11 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Integer	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HealthEquity	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Is ITGR or HQY 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
Integer	4.61%	12.27%	6.23%
HealthEquity	9.80%	11.01%	6.77%

Do analysts prefer ITGR or HQY?

Integer currently has a consensus price target of $140.25, suggesting a potential upside of 31.04%. HealthEquity has a consensus price target of $117.82, suggesting a potential upside of 32.60%. Given HealthEquity's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HealthEquity is more favorable than Integer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
HealthEquity	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ITGR or HQY?

Integer has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HealthEquity has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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