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Insulet (PODD) Competitors

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$323.46 -5.76 (-1.75%)
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PODD vs. BDX, IDXX, EW, RMD, DXCM, STE, HOLX, BAX, MASI, and GMED

Should you be buying Insulet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Insulet include Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), ResMed (RMD), DexCom (DXCM), STERIS (STE), Hologic (HOLX), Baxter International (BAX), Masimo (MASI), and Globus Medical (GMED). These companies are all part of the "health care equipment" industry.

Insulet vs. Its Competitors

Insulet (NASDAQ:PODD) and Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

In the previous week, Becton, Dickinson and Company had 14 more articles in the media than Insulet. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Becton, Dickinson and Company and 22 mentions for Insulet. Becton, Dickinson and Company's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Insulet's score of 1.13 indicating that Becton, Dickinson and Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Insulet
12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Becton, Dickinson and Company
28 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Becton, Dickinson and Company has higher revenue and earnings than Insulet. Becton, Dickinson and Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insulet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Insulet$2.07B10.99$418.30M$3.2998.32
Becton, Dickinson and Company$20.18B2.65$1.71B$5.5633.56

Insulet has a net margin of 10.01% compared to Becton, Dickinson and Company's net margin of 7.51%. Insulet's return on equity of 23.78% beat Becton, Dickinson and Company's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Insulet10.01% 23.78% 9.30%
Becton, Dickinson and Company 7.51%16.23%7.46%

Insulet has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Becton, Dickinson and Company has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

87.0% of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Insulet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares are owned 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.

Insulet presently has a consensus price target of $352.11, suggesting a potential upside of 8.86%. Becton, Dickinson and Company has a consensus price target of $205.40, suggesting a potential upside of 10.06%. Given Becton, Dickinson and Company's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Becton, Dickinson and Company is more favorable than Insulet.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Insulet
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95
Becton, Dickinson and Company
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Summary

Insulet beats Becton, Dickinson and Company on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PODD vs. The Competition

MetricInsuletMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$23.17B$11.18B$6.19B$10.60B
Dividend YieldN/A1.87%5.72%4.86%
P/E Ratio98.3214.3221.1124.06
Price / Sales10.9926.52577.46128.87
Price / Cash74.2124.6936.5560.64
Price / Book18.733.4812.076.53
Net Income$418.30M$210.63M$3.32B$276.75M
7 Day Performance2.27%-0.92%-0.16%0.20%
1 Month Performance-1.32%0.03%5.76%1.67%
1 Year Performance37.74%-8.18%65.71%32.73%

Insulet Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PODD
Insulet
4.6642 of 5 stars
$323.46
-1.7%
$352.11
+8.9%
+39.1%$23.17B$2.07B98.323,900Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
4.945 of 5 stars
$186.76
+0.1%
$205.40
+10.0%
-21.5%$53.47B$20.18B33.5974,000Positive News
IDXX
IDEXX Laboratories
4.4426 of 5 stars
$633.32
+2.8%
$656.50
+3.7%
+37.3%$49.29B$3.90B52.7311,000Positive News
EW
Edwards Lifesciences
4.509 of 5 stars
$72.94
-1.4%
$87.06
+19.4%
+10.8%$43.41B$5.44B10.4915,800Upcoming Earnings
Options Volume
RMD
ResMed
4.551 of 5 stars
$273.10
+0.4%
$292.91
+7.3%
+11.0%$39.70B$5.15B28.7210,600Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
DXCM
DexCom
4.8291 of 5 stars
$65.20
+0.1%
$97.42
+49.4%
-3.3%$25.54B$4.03B45.2810,300Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
STE
STERIS
4.8575 of 5 stars
$235.65
-0.1%
$273.50
+16.1%
+9.4%$23.23B$5.46B36.0917,787Positive News
Analyst Revision
HOLX
Hologic
4.4879 of 5 stars
$65.51
-3.3%
$80.15
+22.4%
-9.4%$15.07B$4.03B27.187,063Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
BAX
Baxter International
4.594 of 5 stars
$22.10
+0.7%
$28.89
+30.7%
-37.4%$11.27B$10.64B-73.6538,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
MASI
Masimo
4.4541 of 5 stars
$148.01
+2.3%
$194.60
+31.5%
+2.4%$7.86B$2.09B-17.375,600
GMED
Globus Medical
4.8539 of 5 stars
$57.53
+1.7%
$87.27
+51.7%
-15.0%$7.64B$2.52B22.135,300Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:PODD) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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