Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) Competitors $94.45 -0.31 (-0.33%) As of 04/30/2025 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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation. Does the media prefer COO or MMSI? In the previous week, Merit Medical Systems had 11 more articles in the media than Cooper Companies. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Merit Medical Systems and 28 mentions for Cooper Companies. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Merit Medical Systems' score of 0.68 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 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Merit Medical Systems 14 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in COO or MMSI? 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COO or MMSI? Cooper Companies received 170 more outperform votes than Merit Medical Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.22% 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 Votes45570.22% Underperform Votes19329.78% Which has more volatility and risk, COO or MMSI? Cooper Companies has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate COO or MMSI? Cooper Companies presently has a consensus price target of $110.25, suggesting a potential upside of 34.99%. Merit Medical Systems has a consensus price target of $107.78, suggesting a potential upside of 14.11%. Given Cooper Companies' higher possible upside, equities 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 Which has higher earnings and 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$3.93B4.16$392.30M$2.0639.65Merit Medical Systems$1.36B4.11$94.41M$2.0446.30 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$5.58B$4.38B$5.57B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A39.98%5.11%4.22%P/E Ratio46.3030.6522.4418.48Price / Sales4.1154.19394.66103.91Price / Cash21.8951.0838.1834.62Price / Book4.546.116.774.25Net Income$94.41M$68.15M$3.22B$248.23M7 Day Performance0.74%1.33%3.09%3.29%1 Month Performance-9.13%-4.28%-0.14%2.43%1 Year Performance27.46%24.22%17.98%5.54% Merit Medical Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMSIMerit Medical Systems3.9633 of 5 stars$94.45-0.3%$107.78+14.1%+27.5%$5.58B$1.36B46.306,850Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionCOOCooper Companies3.3067 of 5 stars$81.85+1.2%$110.25+34.7%-8.3%$16.37B$3.93B41.9714,000WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.6418 of 5 stars$216.51+0.9%$332.50+53.6%-40.9%$15.65B$2.89B32.3610,700Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionALGNAlign Technology4.3503 of 5 stars$181.09-1.2%$246.17+35.9%-38.6%$13.26B$4.00B32.2823,200Analyst ForecastNews CoverageICUIICU Medical3.8494 of 5 stars$135.90+0.2%$162.67+19.7%+39.5%$3.34B$2.38B-29.7414,500Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHAEHaemonetics4.6271 of 5 stars$62.55+0.1%$101.22+61.8%-31.5%$3.14B$1.37B24.632,820Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8967 of 5 stars$13.87+0.9%$22.58+62.8%-53.7%$2.76B$3.79B-6.7015,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsQDELQuidelOrtho4.4311 of 5 stars$28.96+3.1%$46.83+61.7%-31.5%$1.95B$2.78B-0.967,000Upcoming EarningsNEOGNeogen3.7916 of 5 stars$5.14-0.4%$9.00+75.1%-59.0%$1.12B$906.00M-2.352,110STAASTAAR Surgical4.3746 of 5 stars$18.16+0.7%$24.25+33.5%-60.3%$895.74M$313.90M-44.29960Upcoming EarningsCERSCerus2.078 of 5 stars$1.34-0.7%$3.50+161.2%-21.0%$256.15M$180.27M-12.18290Upcoming EarningsNews Coverage 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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