Integra LifeSciences (IART) Competitors

Integer (NYSE:ITGR) and Integra LifeSciences (NASDAQ:IART) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, ITGR or IART?

Integer has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integra LifeSciences has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ITGR or IART more profitable?

Integer has a net margin of 6.92% compared to Integra LifeSciences' net margin of -0.42%. Integra LifeSciences' return on equity of 12.35% beat Integer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Integer	6.92%	11.65%	5.89%
Integra LifeSciences	-0.42%	12.35%	4.82%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ITGR or IART?

Integer has higher revenue and earnings than Integra LifeSciences. Integra LifeSciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Integer, 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	$1.75B	2.43	$90.65M	$2.11	57.59
Integra LifeSciences	$1.62B	0.64	$67.74M	-$0.38	-35.05

Do analysts rate ITGR or IART?

Integer presently has a consensus target price of $145.56, suggesting a potential upside of 19.79%. Integra LifeSciences has a consensus target price of $18.63, suggesting a potential upside of 39.83%. Given Integra LifeSciences' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Integra LifeSciences is more favorable than Integer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Integra LifeSciences	4 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.78

Does the media favor ITGR or IART?

In the previous week, Integer had 4 more articles in the media than Integra LifeSciences. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Integer and 8 mentions for Integra LifeSciences. Integer's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Integra LifeSciences' score of 0.70 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Integer	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Integra LifeSciences	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ITGR or IART?

99.3% of Integer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Integra LifeSciences shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Integer shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Integra LifeSciences shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ITGR or IART?

Integra LifeSciences received 44 more outperform votes than Integer when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.92% of users gave Integer an outperform vote while only 56.72% of users gave Integra LifeSciences an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Integer	Outperform Votes 395 63.92%	Underperform Votes 223 36.08%
Integra LifeSciences	Outperform Votes 439 56.72%	Underperform Votes 335 43.28%

Summary

Integer beats Integra LifeSciences on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.