Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) Competitors $98.81 +0.71 (+0.72%) As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MMSI vs. COO, WST, ALGN, ICUI, HAE, 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 Cooper Companies (COO), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Align Technology (ALGN), ICU Medical (ICUI), Haemonetics (HAE), 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. Cooper Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Align Technology ICU Medical Haemonetics DENTSPLY SIRONA QuidelOrtho Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) and Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, COO or MMSI? Cooper Companies has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is COO or MMSI more profitable? Cooper Companies has a net margin of 10.07% compared to Merit Medical Systems' net margin of 9.05%. Merit Medical Systems' return on equity of 15.61% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cooper Companies10.07% 9.38% 6.09% Merit Medical Systems 9.05%15.61%8.38% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COO or MMSI? Cooper Companies received 169 more outperform votes than Merit Medical Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.26% of users gave Merit Medical Systems an outperform vote while only 66.42% of users gave Cooper Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCooper CompaniesOutperform Votes62566.42% Underperform Votes31633.58% Merit Medical SystemsOutperform Votes45670.26% Underperform Votes19329.74% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, COO or MMSI? Cooper Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Merit Medical Systems. Cooper Companies 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 RatioCooper Companies$3.93B4.15$392.30M$2.0639.56Merit Medical Systems$1.39B4.21$94.41M$2.0448.44 Does the media prefer COO or MMSI? In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 3 more articles in the media than Merit Medical Systems. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Cooper Companies and 33 mentions for Merit Medical Systems. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Merit Medical Systems' score of 0.98 indicating that Cooper Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cooper Companies 19 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Merit Medical Systems 16 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend COO or MMSI? Cooper Companies currently has a consensus price target of $110.25, indicating a potential upside of 35.28%. Merit Medical Systems has a consensus price target of $108.67, indicating a potential upside of 9.98%. Given Cooper Companies' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cooper Companies is more favorable than Merit Medical Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cooper Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Merit Medical Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in COO or MMSI? 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cooper Companies 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats Cooper Companies on 10 of the 19 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$5.84B$4.54B$5.43B$8.48BDividend YieldN/A43.65%5.22%4.11%P/E Ratio48.4429.8726.7920.05Price / Sales4.2170.43394.72116.44Price / Cash21.8951.0838.2534.62Price / Book4.756.346.864.61Net Income$94.41M$67.64M$3.22B$248.19M7 Day Performance1.86%21.94%6.83%2.97%1 Month Performance10.28%26.54%13.73%16.58%1 Year Performance20.05%22.75%18.22%8.16% Merit Medical Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMSIMerit Medical Systems3.6648 of 5 stars$98.81+0.7%$108.67+10.0%+19.0%$5.84B$1.39B48.446,850Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionCOOCooper Companies3.1925 of 5 stars$84.44+2.6%$110.25+30.6%-16.2%$16.89B$3.93B43.3014,000Positive NewsWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.6126 of 5 stars$219.20+2.9%$332.50+51.7%-37.1%$15.75B$2.90B32.7710,700Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionALGNAlign Technology4.8102 of 5 stars$189.00+3.9%$241.25+27.6%-31.7%$13.84B$3.98B33.6923,200Positive NewsICUIICU Medical4.7793 of 5 stars$144.34+4.4%$192.67+33.5%+30.7%$3.55B$2.38B-31.5814,500Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeGap UpHAEHaemonetics4.2003 of 5 stars$70.23+3.0%$97.89+39.4%-27.7%$3.53B$1.36B27.652,820Analyst ForecastGap UpXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8434 of 5 stars$16.75+5.9%$20.36+21.6%-40.6%$3.34B$3.72B-8.0915,000Gap UpQDELQuidelOrtho4.5567 of 5 stars$37.42+3.0%$44.33+18.5%-23.6%$2.52B$2.78B-1.247,000Positive NewsGap UpNEOGNeogen3.4425 of 5 stars$6.50+8.9%$9.00+38.5%-54.6%$1.41B$906.00M-2.972,110Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeSTAASTAAR Surgical4.1449 of 5 stars$20.27+4.4%$24.63+21.5%-55.0%$1.00B$279.13M-49.44960Positive NewsBuyback AnnouncementCERSCerus2.943 of 5 stars$1.35+4.7%$3.50+159.3%-31.3%$258.07M$185.14M-12.27290Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cooper Companies Alternatives West Pharmaceutical Services Alternatives Align Technology Alternatives ICU Medical Alternatives Haemonetics 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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