Henry Schein (HSIC) Competitors

Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) and Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer COO or HSIC?

Cooper Companies currently has a consensus target price of $97.20, suggesting a potential upside of 33.83%. Henry Schein has a consensus target price of $78.36, suggesting a potential upside of 13.41%. Given Cooper Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cooper Companies is more favorable than Henry Schein.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cooper Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Henry Schein	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Does the media prefer COO or HSIC?

In the previous week, Henry Schein had 17 more articles in the media than Cooper Companies. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Henry Schein and 16 mentions for Cooper Companies. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Henry Schein's score of 0.55 indicating that Cooper Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cooper Companies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Henry Schein	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of COO or HSIC?

24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Henry Schein shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Henry Schein shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, COO or HSIC?

Cooper Companies has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henry Schein has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is COO or HSIC more profitable?

Cooper Companies has a net margin of 10.39% compared to Henry Schein's net margin of 3.21%. Henry Schein's return on equity of 14.87% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cooper Companies	10.39%	9.60%	6.35%
Henry Schein	3.21%	14.87%	5.82%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, COO or HSIC?

Cooper Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Henry Schein. Henry Schein is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cooper Companies, 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
Cooper Companies	$3.90B	3.73	$392.30M	$2.06	35.26
Henry Schein	$12.67B	0.66	$390M	$3.20	21.59

Summary

Cooper Companies beats Henry Schein on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.