Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) Competitors

Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) and Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ:ADUS) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate MMSI or ADUS?

Merit Medical Systems presently has a consensus price target of $109.11, suggesting a potential upside of 29.55%. Addus HomeCare has a consensus price target of $142.57, suggesting a potential upside of 31.82%. Given Addus HomeCare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Addus HomeCare is more favorable than Merit Medical Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Merit Medical Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Addus HomeCare	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Is MMSI or ADUS more profitable?

Merit Medical Systems has a net margin of 8.81% compared to Addus HomeCare's net margin of 6.52%. Merit Medical Systems' return on equity of 15.52% beat Addus HomeCare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Merit Medical Systems	8.81%	15.52%	8.72%
Addus HomeCare	6.52%	9.23%	6.96%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MMSI or ADUS?

99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Addus HomeCare shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Addus HomeCare shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MMSI or ADUS?

Merit Medical Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Addus HomeCare. Addus HomeCare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Merit Medical Systems, 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
Merit Medical Systems	$1.39B	3.59	$120.36M	$2.04	41.28
Addus HomeCare	$1.15B	1.72	$73.60M	$4.43	24.42

Does the media favor MMSI or ADUS?

In the previous week, Merit Medical Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Addus HomeCare. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Merit Medical Systems and 8 mentions for Addus HomeCare. Addus HomeCare's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Merit Medical Systems' score of 0.83 indicating that Addus HomeCare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Merit Medical Systems	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Addus HomeCare	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, MMSI or ADUS?

Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Addus HomeCare has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Merit Medical Systems beats Addus HomeCare on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.