Kestra Medical Technologies (KMTS) Competitors $22.96 -1.10 (-4.57%) As of 05/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock KMTS vs. BLCO, INSP, NARI, SLNO, IRTC, TMDX, PRCT, NVST, LMAT, and NVCRShould you be buying Kestra Medical Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kestra Medical Technologies include Bausch + Lomb (BLCO), Inspire Medical Systems (INSP), Inari Medical (NARI), Soleno Therapeutics (SLNO), iRhythm Technologies (IRTC), TransMedics Group (TMDX), PROCEPT BioRobotics (PRCT), Envista (NVST), LeMaitre Vascular (LMAT), and NovoCure (NVCR). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. Kestra Medical Technologies vs. Bausch + Lomb Inspire Medical Systems Inari Medical Soleno Therapeutics iRhythm Technologies TransMedics Group PROCEPT BioRobotics Envista LeMaitre Vascular NovoCure Bausch + Lomb (NYSE:BLCO) and Kestra Medical Technologies (NASDAQ:KMTS) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLCO or KMTS? Bausch + Lomb received 36 more outperform votes than Kestra Medical Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave Kestra Medical Technologies an outperform vote while only 41.41% of users gave Bausch + Lomb an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBausch + LombOutperform Votes4141.41% Underperform Votes5858.59% Kestra Medical TechnologiesOutperform Votes571.43% Underperform Votes228.57% Do analysts prefer BLCO or KMTS? Bausch + Lomb presently has a consensus price target of $16.86, indicating a potential upside of 45.46%. Kestra Medical Technologies has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.77%. Given Bausch + Lomb's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bausch + Lomb is more favorable than Kestra Medical Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bausch + Lomb 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Kestra Medical Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has better earnings and valuation, BLCO or KMTS? Kestra Medical Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bausch + Lomb. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBausch + Lomb$4.79B0.86-$317M-$0.91-12.74Kestra Medical Technologies$52.64M22.40N/AN/AN/A Is BLCO or KMTS more profitable? Kestra Medical Technologies has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Bausch + Lomb's net margin of -6.62%. Bausch + Lomb's return on equity of 3.35% beat Kestra Medical Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bausch + Lomb-6.62% 3.35% 1.66% Kestra Medical Technologies N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer BLCO or KMTS? In the previous week, Bausch + Lomb had 13 more articles in the media than Kestra Medical Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Bausch + Lomb and 5 mentions for Kestra Medical Technologies. Kestra Medical Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Bausch + Lomb's score of 0.04 indicating that Kestra Medical Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bausch + Lomb 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Kestra Medical Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BLCO or KMTS? 11.1% of Bausch + Lomb shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Bausch + Lomb shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBausch + Lomb beats Kestra Medical Technologies on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kestra Medical Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KMTS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KMTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKestra Medical TechnologiesSurgical, Medical, And Dental Instruments And Supplies IndustryManufacturing SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.18B$366.36M$2.02B$7.93BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.70%4.23%P/E RatioN/AN/A22.5118.55Price / Sales22.407.7859.38103.29Price / CashN/AN/A51.7234.62Price / BookN/AN/A2.004.25Net IncomeN/AN/A-$333.48M$248.18M7 Day Performance-5.28%3.79%0.53%0.91%1 Month Performance-10.66%4.45%-0.92%2.58%1 Year PerformanceN/A177.37%7.77%4.02% Kestra Medical Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMTSKestra Medical TechnologiesN/A$22.96-4.6%$27.50+19.8%N/A$1.18B$52.64M0.00300Positive NewsBLCOBausch + Lomb3.7037 of 5 stars$13.90+9.1%$18.82+35.4%-15.6%$4.91B$4.79B-15.2712,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageINSPInspire Medical Systems4.8553 of 5 stars$158.26+6.7%$218.90+38.3%-35.2%$4.71B$802.80M91.48760Upcoming EarningsNARIInari MedicalN/A$79.97flat$68.00-15.0%N/A$4.68B$493.63M-59.24800SLNOSoleno Therapeutics4.647 of 5 stars$74.23+2.7%$104.67+41.0%+57.8%$3.40BN/A-22.3630Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsIRTCiRhythm Technologies0.96 of 5 stars$104.78+2.1%$119.73+14.3%-2.8%$3.34B$591.84M-28.791,790News CoverageTMDXTransMedics Group3.0491 of 5 stars$94.18+2.1%$122.70+30.3%-23.1%$3.19B$441.54M100.19210Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsPRCTPROCEPT BioRobotics2.6967 of 5 stars$52.56-5.6%$91.43+74.0%-12.8%$2.88B$224.50M-26.95430Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeNVSTEnvista3.8807 of 5 stars$15.99+1.7%$19.96+24.9%-17.1%$2.71B$2.51B-2.4612,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsLMATLeMaitre Vascular1.9131 of 5 stars$91.76+2.5%$95.25+3.8%+35.1%$2.07B$219.86M50.14490Earnings ReportNews CoverageNVCRNovoCure3.8506 of 5 stars$18.55+4.4%$32.83+77.0%+40.9%$2.07B$605.22M-13.251,320 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BLCO Alternatives INSP Alternatives NARI Alternatives SLNO Alternatives IRTC Alternatives TMDX Alternatives PRCT Alternatives NVST Alternatives LMAT Alternatives NVCR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KMTS) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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