ICU Medical (ICUI) Competitors

ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) and Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ICUI or ALGN?

96.1% of ICU Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Align Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of ICU Medical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Align Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ICUI or ALGN?

Align Technology received 397 more outperform votes than ICU Medical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.71% of users gave Align Technology an outperform vote while only 64.14% of users gave ICU Medical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ICU Medical	Outperform Votes 397 64.14%	Underperform Votes 222 35.86%
Align Technology	Outperform Votes 794 69.71%	Underperform Votes 345 30.29%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ICUI or ALGN?

Align Technology has higher revenue and earnings than ICU Medical. ICU Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Align Technology, 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
ICU Medical	$2.38B	1.41	-$29.66M	-$4.83	-28.28
Align Technology	$4.00B	3.17	$421.36M	$5.61	30.89

Does the media refer more to ICUI or ALGN?

In the previous week, Align Technology had 20 more articles in the media than ICU Medical. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Align Technology and 20 mentions for ICU Medical. ICU Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Align Technology's score of 0.43 indicating that ICU Medical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ICU Medical	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Align Technology	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, ICUI or ALGN?

ICU Medical has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Align Technology has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ICUI or ALGN more profitable?

Align Technology has a net margin of 10.54% compared to ICU Medical's net margin of -4.74%. Align Technology's return on equity of 13.84% beat ICU Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ICU Medical	-4.74%	5.05%	2.42%
Align Technology	10.54%	13.84%	8.51%

Do analysts rate ICUI or ALGN?

ICU Medical currently has a consensus target price of $162.67, suggesting a potential upside of 19.09%. Align Technology has a consensus target price of $245.75, suggesting a potential upside of 41.81%. Given Align Technology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Align Technology is more favorable than ICU Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICU Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Align Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Align Technology beats ICU Medical on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.