Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) Competitors $84.21 +1.75 (+2.12%) Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$84.22 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 10/3/2025 05:45 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MMSI vs. ADUS, HQY, MEDP, AMN, ELV, ITGR, NVST, WST, COO, and ALGNShould you be buying Merit Medical Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Merit Medical Systems include Addus HomeCare (ADUS), HealthEquity (HQY), Medpace (MEDP), AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), Elevance Health (ELV), Integer (ITGR), Envista (NVST), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Cooper Companies (COO), and Align Technology (ALGN). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Merit Medical Systems vs. Its Competitors Addus HomeCare HealthEquity Medpace AMN Healthcare Services Elevance Health Integer Envista West Pharmaceutical Services Cooper Companies Align Technology Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ:ADUS) and Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk. Is ADUS or MMSI more profitable? Merit Medical Systems has a net margin of 8.31% compared to Addus HomeCare's net margin of 6.51%. Merit Medical Systems' return on equity of 15.07% beat Addus HomeCare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Addus HomeCare6.51% 9.39% 6.86% Merit Medical Systems 8.31%15.07%8.60% Which has more volatility & risk, ADUS or MMSI? Addus HomeCare has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ADUS or MMSI? 95.3% of Addus HomeCare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Addus HomeCare shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, ADUS or MMSI? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAddus HomeCare$1.27B1.66$73.60M$4.5325.36Merit Medical Systems$1.36B3.68$120.36M$1.9742.75 Do analysts recommend ADUS or MMSI? Addus HomeCare currently has a consensus target price of $138.89, indicating a potential upside of 20.92%. Merit Medical Systems has a consensus target price of $107.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.66%. Given Merit Medical Systems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Merit Medical Systems is more favorable than Addus HomeCare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Addus HomeCare 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91Merit Medical Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Does the media refer more to ADUS or MMSI? In the previous week, Merit Medical Systems had 8 more articles in the media than Addus HomeCare. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Merit Medical Systems and 3 mentions for Addus HomeCare. Merit Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Addus HomeCare's score of 0.86 indicating that Merit Medical Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Addus HomeCare 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Merit Medical Systems 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats Addus HomeCare on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Merit Medical Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MMSI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 MMSI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMerit Medical SystemsMED/DENTAL IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.88B$15.67B$6.08B$10.56BDividend YieldN/A1.63%5.68%4.70%P/E Ratio42.7517.0278.0526.71Price / Sales3.682.17577.14179.08Price / Cash14.7113.0137.7961.25Price / Book3.563.3112.556.56Net Income$120.36M$472.94M$3.31B$277.70M7 Day Performance5.00%-1.34%4.28%2.41%1 Month Performance-8.62%-7.96%7.85%9.30%1 Year Performance-11.94%-11.13%71.37%31.22% Merit Medical Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMSIMerit Medical Systems4.7024 of 5 stars$84.21+2.1%$107.50+27.7%-12.2%$4.88B$1.36B42.757,400News CoveragePositive NewsADUSAddus HomeCare4.9607 of 5 stars$117.79+0.4%$138.89+17.9%-9.2%$2.16B$1.15B26.0049,703HQYHealthEquity4.2991 of 5 stars$95.34-1.2%$119.77+25.6%+13.3%$8.32B$1.20B57.783,120MEDPMedpace4.2712 of 5 stars$500.76+0.8%$422.27-15.7%+57.7%$13.96B$2.11B37.235,900News CoveragePositive NewsAMNAMN Healthcare Services4.1485 of 5 stars$18.51-1.9%$23.25+25.6%-46.7%$723.18M$2.98B-2.382,968Positive NewsELVElevance Health4.5939 of 5 stars$319.52+0.3%$411.06+28.6%-29.5%$71.74B$177.01B13.60104,200Positive NewsITGRInteger4.0644 of 5 stars$101.06-0.4%$140.25+38.8%-16.4%$3.56B$1.72B44.5211,000Positive NewsNVSTEnvista3.5867 of 5 stars$20.22-0.7%$20.92+3.5%+11.8%$3.38B$2.51B63.1712,300WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.833 of 5 stars$260.04-0.6%$318.56+22.5%-8.4%$18.81B$2.89B38.9310,600Analyst ForecastCOOCooper Companies4.1293 of 5 stars$67.67+0.2%$86.64+28.0%-34.1%$13.43B$3.90B33.3416,000Analyst ForecastALGNAlign Technology4.8601 of 5 stars$126.37+0.1%$215.00+70.1%-44.2%$9.15B$4.00B21.3120,945Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Addus HomeCare Alternatives HealthEquity Alternatives Medpace Alternatives AMN Healthcare Services Alternatives Elevance Health Alternatives Integer Alternatives Envista Alternatives West Pharmaceutical Services Alternatives Cooper Companies Alternatives Align Technology 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:MMSI) was last updated on 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingThe warning signs that preceded the 2008 crash are reappearing: an irrational NASDAQ bubble, a record-high gol...StockEarnings | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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