LivaNova (LIVN) Competitors

LivaNova (NASDAQ:LIVN) and Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is LIVN or PEN more profitable?

Penumbra has a net margin of 11.54% compared to LivaNova's net margin of -16.13%. LivaNova's return on equity of 14.57% beat Penumbra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LivaNova	-16.13%	14.57%	6.91%
Penumbra	11.54%	11.55%	8.76%

Which has more risk & volatility, LIVN or PEN?

LivaNova has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penumbra has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LIVN or PEN?

LivaNova has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Penumbra. LivaNova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Penumbra, 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
LivaNova	$1.25B	2.29	$63.23M	-$3.89	-13.53
Penumbra	$1.28B	7.78	$14.01M	$3.76	67.91

Does the media prefer LIVN or PEN?

In the previous week, Penumbra had 10 more articles in the media than LivaNova. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Penumbra and 9 mentions for LivaNova. Penumbra's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat LivaNova's score of 0.17 indicating that Penumbra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LivaNova	0 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Penumbra	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LIVN or PEN?

97.6% of LivaNova shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of Penumbra shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of LivaNova shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Penumbra shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate LIVN or PEN?

LivaNova presently has a consensus price target of $59.71, suggesting a potential upside of 13.46%. Penumbra has a consensus price target of $302.93, suggesting a potential upside of 18.63%. Given Penumbra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Penumbra is more favorable than LivaNova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LivaNova	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Penumbra	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Penumbra beats LivaNova on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.