Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) Competitors $105.52 +1.73 (+1.67%) (As of 12/11/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MMSI vs. WST, COO, ALGN, HAE, ICUI, XRAY, NEOG, QDEL, 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), Neogen (NEOG), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), 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 Neogen QuidelOrtho STAAR Surgical Cerus Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) and West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MMSI or WST? Merit Medical Systems received 172 more outperform votes than West Pharmaceutical Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.33% of users gave Merit Medical Systems an outperform vote while only 55.74% of users gave West Pharmaceutical Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMerit Medical SystemsOutperform Votes43469.33% Underperform Votes19230.67% West Pharmaceutical ServicesOutperform Votes26255.74% Underperform Votes20844.26% Is MMSI or WST more profitable? West Pharmaceutical Services has a net margin of 17.37% compared to Merit Medical Systems' net margin of 9.05%. West Pharmaceutical Services' return on equity of 18.41% beat Merit Medical Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Merit Medical Systems9.05% 15.61% 8.38% West Pharmaceutical Services 17.37%18.41%13.74% Do analysts rate MMSI or WST? Merit Medical Systems currently has a consensus target price of $105.09, indicating a potential downside of 0.41%. West Pharmaceutical Services has a consensus target price of $460.33, indicating a potential upside of 44.74%. 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 Merit Medical Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00West Pharmaceutical Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media favor MMSI or WST? In the previous week, West Pharmaceutical Services had 3 more articles in the media than Merit Medical Systems. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services and 12 mentions for Merit Medical Systems. Merit Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat West Pharmaceutical Services' score of 1.19 indicating that Merit Medical Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Merit Medical Systems 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive West Pharmaceutical Services 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MMSI or WST? 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of West Pharmaceutical Services 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 more volatility & risk, MMSI or WST? Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MMSI or WST? 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 RatioMerit Medical Systems$1.26B4.89$94.41M$2.0451.73West Pharmaceutical Services$2.95B7.81$593.40M$6.7447.19 SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Merit Medical Systems on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 SystemsSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.15B$4.45B$5.26B$9.28BDividend YieldN/A48.56%5.12%3.95%P/E Ratio51.7325.87135.4217.64Price / Sales4.8947.121,236.47141.09Price / Cash21.6355.0535.5735.65Price / Book5.076.004.824.95Net Income$94.41M$13.51M$119.12M$225.72M7 Day Performance0.78%2.35%1.53%1.51%1 Month Performance1.23%-0.06%-0.54%4.96%1 Year Performance52.93%56.76%33.11%29.01% Merit Medical Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMSIMerit Medical Systems4.4978 of 5 stars$105.52+1.7%$105.09-0.4%+53.4%$6.15B$1.26B51.736,950Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.9741 of 5 stars$322.54+0.0%$460.33+42.7%-7.6%$23.36B$2.95B47.8510,600Positive NewsCOOCooper Companies2.8317 of 5 stars$98.70-4.4%$117.00+18.5%+17.0%$19.66B$3.90B50.6215,000Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeALGNAlign Technology4.8174 of 5 stars$238.83+2.8%$278.44+16.6%+9.5%$17.83B$3.86B39.6521,610Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHAEHaemonetics4.8691 of 5 stars$82.73+1.9%$108.78+31.5%-2.1%$4.15B$1.31B33.693,657Analyst RevisionICUIICU Medical3.8929 of 5 stars$159.78+2.6%$173.00+8.3%+94.4%$3.91B$2.26B0.0014,000Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.911 of 5 stars$19.56+2.5%$28.40+45.2%-36.8%$3.89B$3.97B0.0015,000NEOGNeogen3.7209 of 5 stars$13.45+4.9%$17.50+30.1%-28.5%$2.91B$924.22M0.002,640QDELQuidelOrtho4.4578 of 5 stars$40.41+5.8%$58.83+45.6%-36.9%$2.72B$3.00B0.007,100Analyst ForecastPositive NewsSTAASTAAR Surgical4.7594 of 5 stars$26.82+6.0%$43.33+61.6%-21.4%$1.32B$322.42M61.571,115Analyst ForecastCERSCerus2.9002 of 5 stars$1.80+0.8%$3.63+101.9%+7.7%$333.35M$156.37M0.00625 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Alternatives Cooper Companies Alternatives Align Technology Alternatives Haemonetics Alternatives ICU Medical Alternatives DENTSPLY SIRONA Alternatives Neogen Alternatives QuidelOrtho Alternatives STAAR Surgical Alternatives Cerus Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MMSI) was last updated on 12/12/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEx-Lawyer turns $50k into $5 million tradingHe was a lawyer by day, secret trader by night...or in this case by lunch… With nothing but a laptop and a ...Investing Daily | SponsoredWARNING: “Buffett Indicator” flashing for first time in 50 yearsWarren Buffett has sold a staggering $97 billion worth of stocks this year... 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