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$41.98 -0.56 (-1.32%)
Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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LIVN vs. PEN, STVN, GKOS, BLCO, IRTC, SLNO, TMDX, INSP, NVST, and PRCT

Should you be buying LivaNova stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LivaNova include Penumbra (PEN), Stevanato Group (STVN), Glaukos (GKOS), Bausch + Lomb (BLCO), iRhythm Technologies (IRTC), Soleno Therapeutics (SLNO), TransMedics Group (TMDX), Inspire Medical Systems (INSP), Envista (NVST), and PROCEPT BioRobotics (PRCT). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry.

LivaNova vs. Its Competitors

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

Penumbra has a net margin of 3.41% compared to LivaNova's net margin of -17.41%. LivaNova's return on equity of 13.67% beat Penumbra's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LivaNova-17.41% 13.67% 6.68%
Penumbra 3.41%11.14%8.40%

In the previous week, LivaNova and LivaNova both had 5 articles in the media. Penumbra's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat LivaNova's score of 1.35 indicating that Penumbra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

LivaNova has higher revenue and earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LivaNova$1.25B1.83$63.23M-$4.09-10.26
Penumbra$1.19B7.46$14.01M$1.06217.08

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

LivaNova has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penumbra has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

LivaNova currently has a consensus target price of $59.29, suggesting a potential upside of 41.22%. Penumbra has a consensus target price of $305.07, suggesting a potential upside of 32.58%. Given LivaNova's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LivaNova is more favorable than Penumbra.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LivaNova
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Penumbra
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

Summary

Penumbra beats LivaNova on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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LIVN vs. The Competition

MetricLivaNovaMED INSTRUMENTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.32B$6.72B$5.55B$9.40B
Dividend YieldN/A1.30%3.75%4.03%
P/E Ratio-10.2625.1728.0119.82
Price / Sales1.8361.61432.8198.20
Price / Cash10.0320.3736.1658.27
Price / Book1.734.608.125.65
Net Income$63.23M$174.76M$3.25B$257.91M
7 Day Performance-5.30%0.40%1.68%3.38%
1 Month Performance-7.06%2.10%7.30%11.11%
1 Year Performance-20.66%2.11%32.89%18.99%

LivaNova Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LIVN
LivaNova
3.3381 of 5 stars
$41.98
-1.3%
$59.29
+41.2%
-20.9%$2.32B$1.25B-10.262,900News Coverage
Positive News
PEN
Penumbra
4.8176 of 5 stars
$238.82
+0.4%
$305.07
+27.7%
+20.6%$9.25B$1.24B225.314,500Positive News
STVN
Stevanato Group
1.1099 of 5 stars
€25.55
+1.3%
N/A+14.8%€7.74B€1.12B50.105,521
GKOS
Glaukos
4.3719 of 5 stars
$104.43
+0.6%
$134.67
+29.0%
-17.6%$5.97B$404.52M-44.06780
BLCO
Bausch + Lomb
2.628 of 5 stars
$13.67
-1.5%
$15.45
+13.1%
-18.0%$4.83B$4.83B-13.2713,500
IRTC
iRhythm Technologies
1.1598 of 5 stars
$138.91
+2.2%
$138.60
-0.2%
+38.3%$4.43B$591.84M-44.242,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
SLNO
Soleno Therapeutics
4.1834 of 5 stars
$82.76
+1.5%
$108.70
+31.3%
+88.0%$4.17BN/A-17.9130Positive News
Analyst Revision
TMDX
TransMedics Group
2.0756 of 5 stars
$116.88
+3.9%
$127.33
+8.9%
-23.9%$3.95B$441.54M85.94210Analyst Forecast
INSP
Inspire Medical Systems
4.869 of 5 stars
$130.17
-0.1%
$211.91
+62.8%
-8.1%$3.84B$802.80M59.981,246Positive News
Analyst Forecast
NVST
Envista
3.5402 of 5 stars
$20.05
-0.8%
$20.23
+0.9%
+17.9%$3.40B$2.51B-3.0712,300News Coverage
Analyst Revision
PRCT
PROCEPT BioRobotics
2.2264 of 5 stars
$58.17
+2.7%
$87.50
+50.4%
-12.6%$3.22B$249.12M-34.22430News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:LIVN) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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