Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) Competitors $93.51 -0.47 (-0.50%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$93.51 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 06:48 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. Its Competitors West Pharmaceutical Services Cooper Companies Align Technology Haemonetics ICU Medical DENTSPLY SIRONA QuidelOrtho Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) and West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MMSI or WST? 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by 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. Which has more volatility and risk, MMSI or WST? Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer MMSI or WST? In the previous week, West Pharmaceutical Services had 37 more articles in the media than Merit Medical Systems. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services and 2 mentions for Merit Medical Systems. Merit Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat West Pharmaceutical Services' score of 0.31 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive West Pharmaceutical Services 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 29 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better 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$1.36B4.07$120.36M$2.0445.84West Pharmaceutical Services$2.89B5.50$492.70M$6.3734.75 Is MMSI or WST more profitable? West Pharmaceutical Services has a net margin of 16.13% compared to Merit Medical Systems' net margin of 8.81%. West Pharmaceutical Services' return on equity of 18.23% beat Merit Medical Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Merit Medical Systems8.81% 15.52% 8.72% West Pharmaceutical Services 16.13%18.23%13.51% Do analysts prefer MMSI or WST? Merit Medical Systems presently has a consensus price target of $109.11, suggesting a potential upside of 16.68%. West Pharmaceutical Services has a consensus price target of $320.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.57%. 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) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89West Pharmaceutical Services 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Merit Medical Systems on 11 of the 16 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$5.55B$15.74B$5.54B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A1.41%5.39%4.10%P/E Ratio45.8418.6926.1719.90Price / Sales4.072.33414.67113.66Price / Cash16.7616.9736.1356.90Price / Book3.953.858.055.38Net Income$120.36M$430.42M$3.15B$248.50M7 Day Performance0.93%3.24%1.85%2.97%1 Month Performance-0.14%3.08%4.81%6.02%1 Year Performance8.10%20.67%34.86%20.39% Merit Medical Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMSIMerit Medical Systems4.3739 of 5 stars$93.51-0.5%$109.11+16.7%+9.7%$5.55B$1.36B45.847,400Positive NewsWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.7569 of 5 stars$217.05+0.6%$332.50+53.2%-31.5%$15.60B$2.89B34.0710,600Trending NewsCOOCooper Companies3.5325 of 5 stars$69.52+0.1%$99.70+43.4%-15.7%$13.90B$3.90B33.7516,000High Trading VolumeALGNAlign Technology4.6206 of 5 stars$183.42+0.9%$241.25+31.5%-18.6%$13.30B$4.00B33.4120,945News CoveragePositive NewsHAEHaemonetics4.8569 of 5 stars$72.15+1.5%$97.89+35.7%-7.7%$3.47B$1.36B21.803,023ICUIICU Medical4.5889 of 5 stars$128.07+0.3%$192.67+50.4%+17.5%$3.15B$2.38B-33.4415,000XRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.5731 of 5 stars$15.48+0.8%$20.36+31.5%-32.8%$3.09B$3.79B-3.4114,000Positive NewsQDELQuidelOrtho4.3546 of 5 stars$27.65-1.4%$44.33+60.3%-5.8%$1.87B$2.78B-5.566,600NEOGNeogen3.9951 of 5 stars$4.77-3.4%$9.00+88.7%-66.2%$1.04B$924.22M-2.142,110Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSTAASTAAR Surgical4.0255 of 5 stars$16.68+2.1%$24.63+47.6%-64.1%$826.16M$313.90M-11.581,211CERSCerus3.1152 of 5 stars$1.34flat$3.50+161.2%-14.0%$256.15M$180.27M-13.40290Positive News 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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