Henry Schein (HSIC) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HSIC or COO?

Cooper Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Henry Schein	$12.67B	0.72	$390M	$3.20	23.33
Cooper Companies	$3.90B	3.75	$392.30M	$2.06	35.44

Which has more volatility & risk, HSIC or COO?

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HSIC or COO?

96.6% of Henry Schein shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Henry Schein shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is HSIC or COO 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
Henry Schein	3.21%	14.87%	5.82%
Cooper Companies	10.39%	9.60%	6.35%

Do analysts rate HSIC or COO?

Henry Schein currently has a consensus price target of $79.30, indicating a potential upside of 6.21%. Cooper Companies has a consensus price target of $99.70, indicating a potential upside of 36.56%. Given Cooper Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cooper Companies is more favorable than Henry Schein.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henry Schein	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Cooper Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Does the media refer more to HSIC or COO?

In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 13 more articles in the media than Henry Schein. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Cooper Companies and 10 mentions for Henry Schein. Henry Schein's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Cooper Companies' score of 0.37 indicating that Henry Schein is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Henry Schein	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cooper Companies	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Cooper Companies beats Henry Schein on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.