QuidelOrtho (QDEL) Competitors $32.38 -0.19 (-0.58%) As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock QDEL vs. MMSI, ICUI, HAE, XRAY, NEOG, STAA, CERS, OSUR, UTMD, and ANIKShould you be buying QuidelOrtho stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QuidelOrtho include Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), ICU Medical (ICUI), Haemonetics (HAE), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), Neogen (NEOG), STAAR Surgical (STAA), Cerus (CERS), OraSure Technologies (OSUR), Utah Medical Products (UTMD), and Anika Therapeutics (ANIK). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. QuidelOrtho vs. Merit Medical Systems ICU Medical Haemonetics DENTSPLY SIRONA Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus OraSure Technologies Utah Medical Products Anika Therapeutics Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) and QuidelOrtho (NASDAQ:QDEL) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MMSI or QDEL? Merit Medical Systems received 9 more outperform votes than QuidelOrtho when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.26% of users gave Merit Medical Systems an outperform vote while only 66.92% of users gave QuidelOrtho an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMerit Medical SystemsOutperform Votes45670.26% Underperform Votes19329.74% QuidelOrthoOutperform Votes44766.92% Underperform Votes22133.08% Do analysts rate MMSI or QDEL? Merit Medical Systems presently has a consensus target price of $108.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.98%. QuidelOrtho has a consensus target price of $44.33, suggesting a potential upside of 36.92%. Given QuidelOrtho's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe QuidelOrtho 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) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00QuidelOrtho 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Do institutionals & insiders believe in MMSI or QDEL? 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of QuidelOrtho shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of QuidelOrtho shares are owned by company 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. Does the media prefer MMSI or QDEL? In the previous week, Merit Medical Systems had 25 more articles in the media than QuidelOrtho. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Merit Medical Systems and 8 mentions for QuidelOrtho. QuidelOrtho's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Merit Medical Systems' score of 0.98 indicating that QuidelOrtho is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Merit Medical Systems 16 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive QuidelOrtho 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MMSI or QDEL more profitable? Merit Medical Systems has a net margin of 9.05% compared to QuidelOrtho's net margin of -72.84%. Merit Medical Systems' return on equity of 15.61% beat QuidelOrtho's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Merit Medical Systems9.05% 15.61% 8.38% QuidelOrtho -72.84%3.78%1.80% Which has more risk & volatility, MMSI or QDEL? Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QuidelOrtho has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, MMSI or QDEL? Merit Medical Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than QuidelOrtho. QuidelOrtho 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$1.39B4.21$94.41M$2.0448.44QuidelOrtho$2.76B0.79-$2.03B-$4.97-6.52 SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats QuidelOrtho on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get QuidelOrtho News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for QDEL 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 QDEL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQuidelOrthoDiagnostic substances IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.20B$2.67B$5.43B$8.48BDividend YieldN/A0.75%5.22%4.11%P/E Ratio-1.077.6626.8220.05Price / Sales0.7938.04393.28116.44Price / Cash1.2915.7538.2534.62Price / Book0.725.846.874.61Net Income-$2.03B-$65.73M$3.22B$248.19M7 Day Performance-3.49%5.72%6.81%2.97%1 Month Performance31.84%8.36%13.71%16.58%1 Year Performance-21.69%-14.74%18.30%8.16% QuidelOrtho Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QDELQuidelOrtho4.5567 of 5 stars$32.38-0.6%$44.33+36.9%-23.6%$2.20B$2.76B-1.077,000Positive NewsGap UpMMSIMerit Medical Systems3.6648 of 5 stars$98.73+3.0%$107.78+9.2%+19.0%$5.83B$1.39B48.406,850Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionICUIICU Medical4.7793 of 5 stars$144.34+4.4%$192.67+33.5%+30.7%$3.55B$2.38B-31.5814,500Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeGap UpHAEHaemonetics4.2003 of 5 stars$70.23+3.0%$97.89+39.4%-27.7%$3.53B$1.36B27.652,820Analyst ForecastGap UpXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8434 of 5 stars$16.75+5.9%$20.36+21.6%-40.6%$3.34B$3.72B-8.0915,000Gap UpNEOGNeogen3.4425 of 5 stars$6.50+8.9%$9.00+38.5%-54.6%$1.41B$906.00M-2.972,110Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeSTAASTAAR Surgical4.1449 of 5 stars$20.27+4.4%$24.63+21.5%-55.0%$1.00B$279.13M-49.44960Positive NewsBuyback AnnouncementCERSCerus2.943 of 5 stars$1.35+4.7%$3.50+159.3%-31.3%$258.07M$185.14M-12.27290Positive NewsGap UpOSUROraSure Technologies3.5166 of 5 stars$2.67+6.4%$5.50+106.0%-43.2%$206.89M$185.83M17.80840News CoverageAnalyst ForecastUTMDUtah Medical Products2.2237 of 5 stars$54.02+0.8%N/A-21.3%$177.29M$39.27M13.68180Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementANIKAnika Therapeutics4.1983 of 5 stars$11.85+1.8%$21.33+80.0%-53.4%$169.94M$119.91M-1.78300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Merit Medical Systems Alternatives ICU Medical Alternatives Haemonetics Alternatives DENTSPLY SIRONA Alternatives Neogen Alternatives STAAR Surgical Alternatives Cerus Alternatives OraSure Technologies Alternatives Utah Medical Products Alternatives Anika Therapeutics 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:QDEL) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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