OSI Systems (OSIS) Competitors

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) and OSI Systems (NASDAQ:OSIS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CGNX or OSIS?

OSI Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Cognex. OSI Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cognex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cognex	$914.52M	8.53	$106.17M	$0.71	65.46
OSI Systems	$1.71B	2.31	$149.64M	$8.70	27.06

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CGNX or OSIS?

88.1% of Cognex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.2% of OSI Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Cognex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of OSI Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CGNX or OSIS?

Cognex has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OSI Systems has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CGNX or OSIS?

In the previous week, Cognex had 11 more articles in the media than OSI Systems. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Cognex and 9 mentions for OSI Systems. OSI Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Cognex's score of 1.00 indicating that OSI Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cognex	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OSI Systems	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CGNX or OSIS more profitable?

Cognex has a net margin of 13.13% compared to OSI Systems' net margin of 8.73%. OSI Systems' return on equity of 18.69% beat Cognex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cognex	13.13%	6.65%	5.02%
OSI Systems	8.73%	18.69%	7.51%

Do analysts prefer CGNX or OSIS?

Cognex presently has a consensus target price of $43.07, suggesting a potential downside of 7.33%. OSI Systems has a consensus target price of $230.83, suggesting a potential downside of 1.96%. Given OSI Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe OSI Systems is more favorable than Cognex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cognex	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
OSI Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

OSI Systems beats Cognex on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.