ICU Medical (ICUI) Competitors

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

Is ALGN or ICUI more profitable?

Align Technology has a net margin of 11.04% compared to ICU Medical's net margin of -1.56%. Align Technology's return on equity of 13.36% beat ICU Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Align Technology	11.04%	13.36%	8.32%
ICU Medical	-1.56%	7.24%	3.50%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ALGN or ICUI?

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
Align Technology	$4.00B	2.58	$421.36M	$5.93	24.02
ICU Medical	$2.38B	1.25	-$117.69M	-$1.52	-79.57

Does the media prefer ALGN or ICUI?

In the previous week, Align Technology and Align Technology both had 17 articles in the media. Align Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat ICU Medical's score of 0.66 indicating that Align Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Align Technology	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ICU Medical	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ALGN or ICUI?

Align Technology currently has a consensus target price of $215.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.95%. ICU Medical has a consensus target price of $179.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.00%. Given Align Technology's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Align Technology is more favorable than ICU Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Align Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
ICU Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ALGN or ICUI?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, ALGN or ICUI?

Align Technology has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICU Medical has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Align Technology beats ICU Medical on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.