DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY) Competitors

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

Is COO or XRAY more profitable?

Cooper Companies has a net margin of 10.08% 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
Cooper Companies	10.08%	9.82%	6.54%
DENTSPLY SIRONA	-25.85%	16.33%	5.60%

Do analysts rate COO or XRAY?

Cooper Companies currently has a consensus target price of $86.64, indicating a potential upside of 29.93%. DENTSPLY SIRONA has a consensus target price of $18.64, indicating a potential upside of 37.74%. Given DENTSPLY SIRONA's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DENTSPLY SIRONA is more favorable than Cooper Companies.

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

Does the media refer more to COO or XRAY?

In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 12 more articles in the media than DENTSPLY SIRONA. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Cooper Companies and 14 mentions for DENTSPLY SIRONA. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat DENTSPLY SIRONA's score of 1.20 indicating that Cooper Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cooper Companies	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DENTSPLY SIRONA	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in COO or XRAY?

24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of DENTSPLY SIRONA shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of DENTSPLY SIRONA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, COO or XRAY?

Cooper Companies has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DENTSPLY SIRONA has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, COO or XRAY?

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
Cooper Companies	$3.90B	3.40	$392.30M	$2.03	32.85
DENTSPLY SIRONA	$3.79B	0.71	-$910M	-$4.74	-2.85

Summary

Cooper Companies beats DENTSPLY SIRONA on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.