ICU Medical (ICUI) Competitors

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

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

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

Does the media refer more to ICUI or ALGN?

In the previous week, Align Technology had 21 more articles in the media than ICU Medical. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Align Technology and 3 mentions for ICU Medical. ICU Medical's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Align Technology's score of 1.05 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Align Technology	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ICUI or ALGN?

ICU Medical currently has a consensus price target of $179.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.48%. Align Technology has a consensus price target of $215.00, suggesting a potential upside of 59.61%. Given Align Technology's higher probable 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Align Technology	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is ICUI or ALGN 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
ICU Medical	-1.56%	7.24%	3.50%
Align Technology	11.04%	13.36%	8.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, ICUI or ALGN?

ICU Medical has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Align Technology has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	1.30	-$117.69M	-$1.52	-82.65
Align Technology	$4.00B	2.44	$421.36M	$5.93	22.72

Summary

Align Technology beats ICU Medical on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.