LivaNova (LIVN) Competitors

Stevanato Group (NYSE:STVN) and LivaNova (NASDAQ:LIVN) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to STVN or LIVN?

In the previous week, LivaNova had 4 more articles in the media than Stevanato Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for LivaNova and 6 mentions for Stevanato Group. LivaNova's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Stevanato Group's score of 1.18 indicating that LivaNova is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stevanato Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LivaNova	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is STVN or LIVN more profitable?

Stevanato Group has a net margin of 10.47% compared to LivaNova's net margin of 1.91%. LivaNova's return on equity of 13.81% beat Stevanato Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stevanato Group	10.47%	9.86%	5.79%
LivaNova	1.91%	13.81%	7.07%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STVN or LIVN?

LivaNova received 374 more outperform votes than Stevanato Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.71% of users gave LivaNova an outperform vote while only 63.27% of users gave Stevanato Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Stevanato Group	Outperform Votes 31 63.27%	Underperform Votes 18 36.73%
LivaNova	Outperform Votes 405 69.71%	Underperform Votes 176 30.29%

Which has more risk & volatility, STVN or LIVN?

Stevanato Group has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LivaNova has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

97.6% of LivaNova shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Stevanato Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of LivaNova shares are held 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, STVN or LIVN?

Stevanato Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LivaNova. LivaNova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stevanato Group, 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
Stevanato Group	$1.10B	5.71	$157.62M	$0.48	43.33
LivaNova	$1.25B	1.60	$17.55M	$1.14	32.46

Do analysts recommend STVN or LIVN?

LivaNova has a consensus target price of $61.17, indicating a potential upside of 65.32%. Given LivaNova's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LivaNova is more favorable than Stevanato Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stevanato Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
LivaNova	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

LivaNova beats Stevanato Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.