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QDEL vs. ICUI, HAE, XRAY, NEOG, and STAA

Should you buy QuidelOrtho stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares QuidelOrtho with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with QuidelOrtho include ICU Medical (ICUI), Haemonetics (HAE), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), Neogen (NEOG), and STAAR Surgical (STAA).

How does QuidelOrtho compare to ICU Medical?

ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) and QuidelOrtho (NASDAQ:QDEL) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.

ICU Medical has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, QuidelOrtho has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

ICU Medical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than QuidelOrtho. QuidelOrtho is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICU Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ICU Medical$2.16B1.99$730K$1.8592.68
QuidelOrtho$2.73B0.43-$1.13B-$17.82N/A

In the previous week, ICU Medical had 6 more articles in the media than QuidelOrtho. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for ICU Medical and 7 mentions for QuidelOrtho. QuidelOrtho's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat ICU Medical's score of 0.73 indicating that QuidelOrtho is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ICU Medical
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
QuidelOrtho
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ICU Medical has a net margin of 2.15% compared to QuidelOrtho's net margin of -45.57%. ICU Medical's return on equity of 7.50% beat QuidelOrtho's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ICU Medical2.15% 7.50% 3.91%
QuidelOrtho -45.57%4.25%1.56%

96.1% of ICU Medical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of QuidelOrtho shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of ICU Medical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of QuidelOrtho shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

ICU Medical currently has a consensus price target of $172.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.32%. QuidelOrtho has a consensus price target of $13.63, indicating a potential downside of 21.42%. Given ICU Medical's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe ICU Medical is more favorable than QuidelOrtho.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ICU Medical
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
QuidelOrtho
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

Summary

ICU Medical beats QuidelOrtho on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does QuidelOrtho compare to Haemonetics?

Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE) and QuidelOrtho (NASDAQ:QDEL) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Haemonetics has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, QuidelOrtho has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Haemonetics had 4 more articles in the media than QuidelOrtho. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Haemonetics and 7 mentions for QuidelOrtho. QuidelOrtho's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Haemonetics' score of 0.69 indicating that QuidelOrtho is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Haemonetics
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
QuidelOrtho
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Haemonetics currently has a consensus target price of $78.89, suggesting a potential downside of 8.76%. QuidelOrtho has a consensus target price of $13.63, suggesting a potential downside of 21.42%. Given Haemonetics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Haemonetics is more favorable than QuidelOrtho.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Haemonetics
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82
QuidelOrtho
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

Haemonetics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than QuidelOrtho. QuidelOrtho is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Haemonetics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Haemonetics$1.33B2.95$97.31M$2.0242.81
QuidelOrtho$2.73B0.43-$1.13B-$17.82N/A

Haemonetics has a net margin of 7.29% compared to QuidelOrtho's net margin of -45.57%. Haemonetics' return on equity of 27.30% beat QuidelOrtho's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Haemonetics7.29% 27.30% 9.59%
QuidelOrtho -45.57%4.25%1.56%

99.7% of Haemonetics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of QuidelOrtho shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Haemonetics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of QuidelOrtho shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Haemonetics beats QuidelOrtho on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does QuidelOrtho compare to DENTSPLY SIRONA?

QuidelOrtho (NASDAQ:QDEL) and DENTSPLY SIRONA (NASDAQ:XRAY) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

99.0% of QuidelOrtho shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of DENTSPLY SIRONA shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of QuidelOrtho shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of DENTSPLY SIRONA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

QuidelOrtho presently has a consensus price target of $13.63, suggesting a potential downside of 21.42%. DENTSPLY SIRONA has a consensus price target of $13.46, suggesting a potential downside of 4.99%. Given DENTSPLY SIRONA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DENTSPLY SIRONA is more favorable than QuidelOrtho.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
QuidelOrtho
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67
DENTSPLY SIRONA
3 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

QuidelOrtho has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DENTSPLY SIRONA has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, DENTSPLY SIRONA had 2 more articles in the media than QuidelOrtho. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for DENTSPLY SIRONA and 7 mentions for QuidelOrtho. QuidelOrtho's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat DENTSPLY SIRONA's score of 0.83 indicating that QuidelOrtho is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
QuidelOrtho
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DENTSPLY SIRONA
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
QuidelOrtho$2.73B0.43-$1.13B-$17.82N/A
DENTSPLY SIRONA$3.68B0.77-$598M-$3.15N/A

DENTSPLY SIRONA has a net margin of -17.06% compared to QuidelOrtho's net margin of -45.57%. DENTSPLY SIRONA's return on equity of 18.83% beat QuidelOrtho's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
QuidelOrtho-45.57% 4.25% 1.56%
DENTSPLY SIRONA -17.06%18.83%5.13%

Summary

DENTSPLY SIRONA beats QuidelOrtho on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does QuidelOrtho compare to Neogen?

Neogen (NASDAQ:NEOG) and QuidelOrtho (NASDAQ:QDEL) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Neogen currently has a consensus price target of $11.67, indicating a potential downside of 2.43%. QuidelOrtho has a consensus price target of $13.63, indicating a potential downside of 21.42%. Given Neogen's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Neogen is more favorable than QuidelOrtho.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Neogen
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17
QuidelOrtho
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

Neogen has higher earnings, but lower revenue than QuidelOrtho. Neogen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QuidelOrtho, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Neogen$870.40M3.00-$7.90M-$0.03N/A
QuidelOrtho$2.73B0.43-$1.13B-$17.82N/A

In the previous week, Neogen had 17 more articles in the media than QuidelOrtho. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Neogen and 7 mentions for QuidelOrtho. QuidelOrtho's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Neogen's score of 0.58 indicating that QuidelOrtho is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Neogen
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
QuidelOrtho
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

96.7% of Neogen shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of QuidelOrtho shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Neogen shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of QuidelOrtho shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Neogen has a net margin of -0.91% compared to QuidelOrtho's net margin of -45.57%. QuidelOrtho's return on equity of 4.25% beat Neogen's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Neogen-0.91% 2.78% 1.74%
QuidelOrtho -45.57%4.25%1.56%

Neogen has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, QuidelOrtho has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Neogen beats QuidelOrtho on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does QuidelOrtho compare to STAAR Surgical?

STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) and QuidelOrtho (NASDAQ:QDEL) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

96.7% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of QuidelOrtho shares are held by institutional investors. 39.9% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of QuidelOrtho shares are held 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.

In the previous week, STAAR Surgical had 2 more articles in the media than QuidelOrtho. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for STAAR Surgical and 7 mentions for QuidelOrtho. QuidelOrtho's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat STAAR Surgical's score of 0.51 indicating that QuidelOrtho is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
STAAR Surgical
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
QuidelOrtho
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

STAAR Surgical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than QuidelOrtho. STAAR Surgical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QuidelOrtho, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
STAAR Surgical$239.44M5.02-$80.45M-$0.43N/A
QuidelOrtho$2.73B0.43-$1.13B-$17.82N/A

STAAR Surgical currently has a consensus target price of $26.94, indicating a potential upside of 11.53%. QuidelOrtho has a consensus target price of $13.63, indicating a potential downside of 21.42%. Given STAAR Surgical's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe STAAR Surgical is more favorable than QuidelOrtho.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
STAAR Surgical
3 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
QuidelOrtho
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67

STAAR Surgical has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, QuidelOrtho has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

STAAR Surgical has a net margin of -7.24% compared to QuidelOrtho's net margin of -45.57%. QuidelOrtho's return on equity of 4.25% beat STAAR Surgical's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
STAAR Surgical-7.24% 3.31% 2.55%
QuidelOrtho -45.57%4.25%1.56%

Summary

STAAR Surgical beats QuidelOrtho on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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QDEL vs. The Competition

MetricQuidelOrthoHealthcare Equipment & Supplies IndustryHealthcare SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.18B$5.70B$6.80B$13.01B
Dividend YieldN/A1.78%2.60%10.03%
P/E Ratio-0.9723.54279.9825.51
Price / Sales0.4359.23649.35116.02
Price / Cash0.8932.5328.6434.82
Price / Book0.616.5011.156.35
Net Income-$1.13B$151.72M$3.48B$347.60M
7 Day Performance4.01%6.11%2.51%3.14%
1 Month Performance-4.99%0.89%-2.78%-2.08%
1 Year Performance-28.08%9.82%64.32%21.27%

QuidelOrtho Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
QDEL
QuidelOrtho
2.0157 of 5 stars
$17.34
-2.1%
$13.63
-21.4%
-22.4%$1.18B$2.73BN/A6,500
ICUI
ICU Medical
2.3868 of 5 stars
$161.46
+2.6%
$172.00
+6.5%
+35.7%$3.93B$2.23B87.2813,000
HAE
Haemonetics
2.3001 of 5 stars
$80.07
+1.6%
$78.89
-1.5%
+16.2%$3.58B$1.33B39.643,009
XRAY
DENTSPLY SIRONA
3.3708 of 5 stars
$13.02
+0.7%
$13.42
+3.0%
-1.2%$2.59B$3.68BN/A14,000
NEOG
Neogen
1.4095 of 5 stars
$9.34
-0.6%
$10.67
+14.2%
+155.4%$2.05B$870.56MN/A2,110

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