Utah Medical Products (UTMD) Competitors $53.32 -0.90 (-1.66%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$53.21 -0.11 (-0.21%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock UTMD vs. CERS, OSUR, ANIK, COO, WST, ALGN, MMSI, ICUI, HAE, and XRAYShould you be buying Utah Medical Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Utah Medical Products include Cerus (CERS), OraSure Technologies (OSUR), Anika Therapeutics (ANIK), Cooper Companies (COO), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Align Technology (ALGN), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), ICU Medical (ICUI), Haemonetics (HAE), and DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. Utah Medical Products vs. Cerus OraSure Technologies Anika Therapeutics Cooper Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Align Technology Merit Medical Systems ICU Medical Haemonetics DENTSPLY SIRONA Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) and Utah Medical Products (NASDAQ:UTMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CERS or UTMD? Cerus received 416 more outperform votes than Utah Medical Products when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.34% of users gave Cerus an outperform vote while only 61.60% of users gave Utah Medical Products an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCerusOutperform Votes57072.34% Underperform Votes21827.66% Utah Medical ProductsOutperform Votes15461.60% Underperform Votes9638.40% Is CERS or UTMD more profitable? Utah Medical Products has a net margin of 33.92% compared to Cerus' net margin of -11.60%. Utah Medical Products' return on equity of 11.07% beat Cerus' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cerus-11.60% -40.55% -11.12% Utah Medical Products 33.92%11.07%10.53% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CERS or UTMD? Utah Medical Products has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cerus. Cerus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Utah Medical Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCerus$185.14M1.29-$37.49M-$0.10-12.50Utah Medical Products$39.27M4.46$13.87M$3.7814.11 Which has more risk and volatility, CERS or UTMD? Cerus has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Utah Medical Products has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer CERS or UTMD? Cerus currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 180.00%. Given Cerus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cerus is more favorable than Utah Medical Products.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cerus 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Utah Medical Products 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in CERS or UTMD? 78.4% of Cerus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Utah Medical Products shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Cerus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Utah Medical Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer CERS or UTMD? In the previous week, Cerus had 1 more articles in the media than Utah Medical Products. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Cerus and 1 mentions for Utah Medical Products. Utah Medical Products' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Cerus' score of 0.84 indicating that Utah Medical Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Cerus Positive Utah Medical Products Positive SummaryCerus and Utah Medical Products tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Utah Medical Products News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UTMD 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 UTMD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUtah Medical ProductsSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$175.00M$4.47B$5.35B$8.38BDividend Yield2.22%43.64%5.22%4.10%P/E Ratio13.5029.4326.8419.71Price / Sales4.4667.72391.39116.98Price / Cash9.5951.0838.2534.62Price / Book1.516.236.794.50Net Income$13.87M$68.16M$3.23B$248.18M7 Day Performance-1.93%18.33%4.07%1.14%1 Month Performance1.56%23.04%12.52%15.20%1 Year Performance-22.42%20.61%16.83%6.56% Utah Medical Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UTMDUtah Medical Products2.1618 of 5 stars$53.32-1.7%N/A-21.3%$175.00M$39.27M13.50180Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCERSCerus2.9169 of 5 stars$1.35+4.7%$3.50+159.3%-31.3%$258.07M$185.14M-12.27290Gap DownOSUROraSure Technologies4.0317 of 5 stars$2.67+6.4%$5.50+106.0%-43.2%$206.89M$185.83M17.80840News CoverageAnalyst ForecastANIKAnika Therapeutics4.1377 of 5 stars$11.85+1.8%$21.33+80.0%-53.4%$169.94M$119.91M-1.78300Gap UpCOOCooper Companies3.1364 of 5 stars$84.44+2.6%$110.25+30.6%-16.2%$16.89B$3.93B43.3014,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.5697 of 5 stars$219.20+2.9%$332.50+51.7%-37.1%$15.75B$2.90B32.7710,700Analyst RevisionALGNAlign Technology4.7841 of 5 stars$189.00+3.9%$241.25+27.6%-31.7%$13.84B$3.98B33.6923,200Positive NewsMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.1535 of 5 stars$98.73+3.0%$107.78+9.2%+19.0%$5.83B$1.39B48.406,850Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionICUIICU Medical4.7591 of 5 stars$144.34+4.4%$192.67+33.5%+30.7%$3.55B$2.38B-31.5814,500Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeGap UpHAEHaemonetics4.3176 of 5 stars$70.23+3.0%$97.89+39.4%-27.7%$3.53B$1.36B27.652,820Analyst ForecastGap UpXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.9515 of 5 stars$16.75+5.9%$20.36+21.6%-40.6%$3.34B$3.72B-8.0915,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cerus Alternatives OraSure Technologies Alternatives Anika Therapeutics Alternatives Cooper Companies Alternatives West Pharmaceutical Services Alternatives Align Technology Alternatives Merit Medical Systems Alternatives ICU Medical Alternatives Haemonetics Alternatives DENTSPLY SIRONA 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:UTMD) 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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