Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) Competitors $84.22 -0.84 (-0.99%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$85.82 +1.60 (+1.89%) As of 07:57 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. 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 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) 2.89Addus 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 Systems8.81% 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMerit Medical Systems$1.39B3.59$120.36M$2.0441.28Addus HomeCare$1.15B1.72$73.60M$4.4324.42 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. SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats Addus HomeCare 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 MMSI 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 SystemsMED/DENTAL IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.03B$15.72B$5.70B$9.48BDividend YieldN/A1.42%4.59%3.99%P/E Ratio41.2819.1627.9019.95Price / Sales3.592.45442.19102.72Price / Cash15.1717.5736.5558.97Price / Book3.564.058.635.90Net Income$120.36M$430.42M$3.24B$258.42M7 Day Performance-0.38%4.33%3.22%1.94%1 Month Performance-9.69%5.83%10.72%12.02%1 Year Performance-3.20%17.27%34.94%20.81% Merit Medical Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMSIMerit Medical Systems4.5985 of 5 stars$84.22-1.0%$109.11+29.6%-1.7%$5.03B$1.39B41.287,400Upcoming EarningsADUSAddus HomeCare4.9724 of 5 stars$111.75+0.7%$142.57+27.6%-8.9%$2.06B$1.15B25.2349,703Positive NewsHQYHealthEquity3.9089 of 5 stars$97.34+3.0%$118.55+21.8%+23.0%$8.42B$1.20B71.053,120Positive NewsMEDPMedpace3.9576 of 5 stars$320.36-1.0%$344.82+7.6%+22.4%$9.21B$2.11B24.455,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAMNAMN Healthcare Services4.3022 of 5 stars$20.72-2.1%$32.08+54.8%-65.8%$793.27M$2.85B-4.792,968ELVElevance Health4.944 of 5 stars$339.77-0.3%$491.07+44.5%-41.0%$76.77B$177.01B13.26104,200Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownITGRInteger3.3459 of 5 stars$119.61-0.3%$145.00+21.2%-8.1%$4.17B$1.72B56.6911,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGap DownNVSTEnvista3.5239 of 5 stars$20.05-0.8%$20.23+0.9%+27.8%$3.40B$2.51B-3.0712,300Upcoming EarningsWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.5228 of 5 stars$224.66-1.1%$320.00+42.4%-28.1%$16.14B$2.89B35.2710,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseGap UpCOOCooper Companies3.4801 of 5 stars$73.61-1.6%$99.70+35.4%-19.1%$14.72B$3.90B35.7316,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeALGNAlign Technology4.6938 of 5 stars$199.31-1.5%$242.92+21.9%-18.6%$14.45B$4.00B36.3020,945Upcoming Earnings 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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