DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, XRAY or COO?

Cooper Companies has higher revenue and earnings than DENTSPLY SIRONA. DENTSPLY SIRONA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cooper Companies, 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
DENTSPLY SIRONA	$3.79B	0.77	-$910M	-$4.74	-3.09
Cooper Companies	$3.90B	3.86	$392.30M	$2.06	36.51

Which has more risk and volatility, XRAY or COO?

DENTSPLY SIRONA has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cooper Companies has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate XRAY or COO?

DENTSPLY SIRONA currently has a consensus target price of $18.64, indicating a potential upside of 27.12%. Cooper Companies has a consensus target price of $96.73, indicating a potential upside of 28.59%. Given Cooper Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cooper Companies is more favorable than DENTSPLY SIRONA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DENTSPLY SIRONA	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15
Cooper Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in XRAY or COO?

95.7% of DENTSPLY SIRONA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of DENTSPLY SIRONA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are held by 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.

Does the media refer more to XRAY or COO?

In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 13 more articles in the media than DENTSPLY SIRONA. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Cooper Companies and 6 mentions for DENTSPLY SIRONA. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat DENTSPLY SIRONA's score of 1.18 indicating that Cooper Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DENTSPLY SIRONA	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cooper Companies	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is XRAY or COO more profitable?

Cooper Companies has a net margin of 10.39% compared to DENTSPLY SIRONA's net margin of -25.85%. DENTSPLY SIRONA's return on equity of 16.33% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DENTSPLY SIRONA	-25.85%	16.33%	5.60%
Cooper Companies	10.39%	9.60%	6.35%

Summary

Cooper Companies beats DENTSPLY SIRONA on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.