Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) Competitors $95.17 +0.33 (+0.35%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$95.20 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 05:39 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MMSI vs. WST, COO, ALGN, HAE, ICUI, XRAY, QDEL, NEOG, STAA, and CERSShould you be buying Merit Medical Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Merit Medical Systems include West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Cooper Companies (COO), Align Technology (ALGN), Haemonetics (HAE), ICU Medical (ICUI), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), Neogen (NEOG), STAAR Surgical (STAA), and Cerus (CERS). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. Merit Medical Systems vs. West Pharmaceutical Services Cooper Companies Align Technology Haemonetics ICU Medical DENTSPLY SIRONA QuidelOrtho Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) and Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, WST or MMSI? West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor WST or MMSI? Merit Medical Systems received 187 more outperform votes than West Pharmaceutical Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.40% of users gave Merit Medical Systems an outperform vote while only 56.20% of users gave West Pharmaceutical Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWest Pharmaceutical ServicesOutperform Votes27256.20% Underperform Votes21243.80% Merit Medical SystemsOutperform Votes45970.40% Underperform Votes19329.60% Is WST or MMSI more profitable? West Pharmaceutical Services has a net margin of 17.03% compared to Merit Medical Systems' net margin of 9.05%. West Pharmaceutical Services' return on equity of 18.60% beat Merit Medical Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets West Pharmaceutical Services17.03% 18.60% 13.80% Merit Medical Systems 9.05%15.61%8.38% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WST or MMSI? 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor WST or MMSI? In the previous week, West Pharmaceutical Services had 27 more articles in the media than Merit Medical Systems. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services and 14 mentions for Merit Medical Systems. Merit Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat West Pharmaceutical Services' score of 0.28 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 West Pharmaceutical Services 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Merit Medical Systems 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WST or MMSI? West Pharmaceutical Services has higher revenue and earnings than Merit Medical Systems. West Pharmaceutical Services 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 RatioWest Pharmaceutical Services$2.90B5.64$492.70M$6.3735.71Merit Medical Systems$1.39B4.05$94.41M$2.0446.65 Do analysts recommend WST or MMSI? West Pharmaceutical Services presently has a consensus target price of $332.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.19%. Merit Medical Systems has a consensus target price of $109.11, indicating a potential upside of 14.65%. Given West Pharmaceutical Services' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe West Pharmaceutical Services is more favorable than Merit Medical Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score West Pharmaceutical Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Merit Medical Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Merit Medical Systems on 10 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart MMSI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMerit Medical SystemsSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.62B$4.39B$5.57B$8.66BDividend YieldN/A42.68%5.27%4.19%P/E Ratio46.6528.2027.2020.17Price / Sales4.0570.64412.92161.90Price / Cash21.8951.0838.2534.64Price / Book4.575.967.114.72Net Income$94.41M$67.01M$3.23B$247.80M7 Day Performance0.60%2.64%4.61%3.36%1 Month Performance-0.69%18.46%13.35%9.71%1 Year Performance15.75%18.42%31.75%14.41% Merit Medical Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMSIMerit Medical Systems4.3074 of 5 stars$95.17+0.3%$109.11+14.6%+15.1%$5.62B$1.39B46.656,850Positive NewsWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.8053 of 5 stars$209.43-0.7%$332.50+58.8%-28.9%$15.05B$2.90B31.3010,700Trending NewsCOOCooper Companies3.2068 of 5 stars$67.00-1.9%$100.38+49.8%-23.7%$13.40B$3.93B34.3614,000Analyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeALGNAlign Technology4.8819 of 5 stars$178.51-1.3%$241.25+35.1%-29.2%$12.94B$3.98B31.8223,200Positive NewsHAEHaemonetics4.2259 of 5 stars$68.78+1.6%$97.89+42.3%-16.3%$3.30B$1.36B27.082,820Analyst RevisionICUIICU Medical4.6821 of 5 stars$130.54-3.2%$192.67+47.6%+21.5%$3.21B$2.42B-28.5614,500Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.4709 of 5 stars$15.62-2.3%$20.36+30.4%-41.4%$3.11B$3.72B-7.5515,000QDELQuidelOrtho4.6273 of 5 stars$29.65-3.3%$44.33+49.5%-27.5%$2.01B$2.76B-0.987,000Positive NewsNEOGNeogen3.2027 of 5 stars$5.69-2.9%$9.00+58.2%-65.7%$1.23B$906.00M-2.602,110News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionSTAASTAAR Surgical4.1403 of 5 stars$16.69-6.3%$24.63+47.5%-55.6%$826.59M$279.13M-40.71960High Trading VolumeCERSCerus3.4136 of 5 stars$1.32+3.9%$3.50+165.2%-17.4%$252.33M$185.14M-12.00290Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Alternatives Cooper Companies Alternatives Align Technology Alternatives Haemonetics Alternatives ICU Medical Alternatives DENTSPLY SIRONA Alternatives QuidelOrtho Alternatives Neogen Alternatives STAAR Surgical Alternatives Cerus 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 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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