OSI Systems (OSIS) Competitors

OSI Systems (NASDAQ:OSIS) and Coherent (NYSE:COHR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, community ranking and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OSIS or COHR?

Coherent received 123 more outperform votes than OSI Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.08% of users gave OSI Systems an outperform vote while only 63.05% of users gave Coherent an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OSI Systems	Outperform Votes 452 70.08%	Underperform Votes 193 29.92%
Coherent	Outperform Votes 575 63.05%	Underperform Votes 337 36.95%

Is OSIS or COHR more profitable?

OSI Systems has a net margin of 8.15% compared to Coherent's net margin of 1.28%. OSI Systems' return on equity of 18.22% beat Coherent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OSI Systems	8.15%	18.22%	7.48%
Coherent	1.28%	8.29%	3.25%

Do analysts rate OSIS or COHR?

OSI Systems presently has a consensus target price of $228.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.78%. Coherent has a consensus target price of $102.80, suggesting a potential upside of 29.49%. Given Coherent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Coherent is more favorable than OSI Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OSI Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Coherent	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor OSIS or COHR?

In the previous week, OSI Systems had 22 more articles in the media than Coherent. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for OSI Systems and 1 mentions for Coherent. OSI Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Coherent's score of 0.57 indicating that OSI Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OSI Systems	14 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coherent	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, OSIS or COHR?

OSI Systems has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coherent has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OSIS or COHR?

89.2% of OSI Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Coherent shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of OSI Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Coherent shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, OSIS or COHR?

OSI Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coherent. Coherent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OSI Systems, 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
OSI Systems	$1.69B	2.29	$128.15M	$8.22	28.00
Coherent	$5.60B	2.21	-$156.15M	-$0.23	-345.17

Summary

OSI Systems beats Coherent on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.