iRhythm Technologies (IRTC) Competitors

Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) and iRhythm Technologies (NASDAQ:IRTC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SNN or IRTC?

Smith & Nephew received 35 more outperform votes than iRhythm Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.24% of users gave iRhythm Technologies an outperform vote while only 54.10% of users gave Smith & Nephew an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smith & Nephew	Outperform Votes 449 54.10%	Underperform Votes 381 45.90%
iRhythm Technologies	Outperform Votes 414 66.24%	Underperform Votes 211 33.76%

Do analysts prefer SNN or IRTC?

Smith & Nephew currently has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.90%. iRhythm Technologies has a consensus price target of $133.73, suggesting a potential downside of 9.97%. Given Smith & Nephew's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Smith & Nephew is more favorable than iRhythm Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith & Nephew	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
iRhythm Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Is SNN or IRTC more profitable?

Smith & Nephew has a net margin of 0.00% compared to iRhythm Technologies' net margin of -19.14%. Smith & Nephew's return on equity of 0.00% beat iRhythm Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith & Nephew	N/A	N/A	N/A
iRhythm Technologies	-19.14%	-118.83%	-11.34%

Which has more risk and volatility, SNN or IRTC?

Smith & Nephew has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iRhythm Technologies has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SNN or IRTC?

In the previous week, Smith & Nephew had 2 more articles in the media than iRhythm Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Smith & Nephew and 5 mentions for iRhythm Technologies. Smith & Nephew's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat iRhythm Technologies' score of 0.55 indicating that Smith & Nephew is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smith & Nephew	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
iRhythm Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SNN or IRTC?

25.6% of Smith & Nephew shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Smith & Nephew shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of iRhythm Technologies shares are held by 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 preferable valuation and earnings, SNN or IRTC?

Smith & Nephew has higher revenue and earnings than iRhythm Technologies. iRhythm Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith & Nephew, 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
Smith & Nephew	$5.81B	2.27	$263M	$2.16	13.92
iRhythm Technologies	$618.59M	7.67	-$123.41M	-$3.14	-47.30

Summary

Smith & Nephew beats iRhythm Technologies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.