DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY) Competitors $20.03 +0.48 (+2.46%) (As of 12/11/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends XRAY vs. MMSI, HAE, ICUI, NEOG, QDEL, STAA, CERS, OSUR, ANIK, and UTMDShould you be buying DENTSPLY SIRONA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DENTSPLY SIRONA include Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), Haemonetics (HAE), ICU Medical (ICUI), Neogen (NEOG), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), STAAR Surgical (STAA), Cerus (CERS), OraSure Technologies (OSUR), Anika Therapeutics (ANIK), and Utah Medical Products (UTMD). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. DENTSPLY SIRONA vs. Merit Medical Systems Haemonetics ICU Medical Neogen QuidelOrtho STAAR Surgical Cerus OraSure Technologies Anika Therapeutics Utah Medical Products Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) and DENTSPLY SIRONA (NASDAQ:XRAY) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking. Which has more volatility and risk, MMSI or XRAY? Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DENTSPLY SIRONA has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MMSI or XRAY more profitable? Merit Medical Systems has a net margin of 9.05% compared to DENTSPLY SIRONA's net margin of -10.59%. Merit Medical Systems' return on equity of 15.61% beat DENTSPLY SIRONA's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Merit Medical Systems9.05% 15.61% 8.38% DENTSPLY SIRONA -10.59%12.62%5.45% Do analysts rate MMSI or XRAY? Merit Medical Systems currently has a consensus target price of $105.09, suggesting a potential downside of 1.29%. DENTSPLY SIRONA has a consensus target price of $28.40, suggesting a potential upside of 41.43%. Given DENTSPLY SIRONA's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DENTSPLY SIRONA 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) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00DENTSPLY SIRONA 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MMSI or XRAY? 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of DENTSPLY SIRONA shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of DENTSPLY SIRONA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor MMSI or XRAY? In the previous week, DENTSPLY SIRONA had 16 more articles in the media than Merit Medical Systems. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for DENTSPLY SIRONA and 10 mentions for Merit Medical Systems. Merit Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat DENTSPLY SIRONA's score of 0.09 indicating that Merit Medical Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Merit Medical Systems 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive DENTSPLY SIRONA 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better valuation and earnings, MMSI or XRAY? Merit Medical Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DENTSPLY SIRONA. DENTSPLY SIRONA 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$1.26B4.93$94.41M$2.0452.19DENTSPLY SIRONA$3.97B1.01-$132M-$2.07-9.70 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MMSI or XRAY? DENTSPLY SIRONA received 34 more outperform votes than Merit Medical Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.33% of users gave Merit Medical Systems an outperform vote while only 61.26% of users gave DENTSPLY SIRONA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMerit Medical SystemsOutperform Votes43469.33% Underperform Votes19230.67% DENTSPLY SIRONAOutperform Votes46861.26% Underperform Votes29638.74% SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats DENTSPLY SIRONA on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 XRAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDENTSPLY SIRONADental equipment & supplies IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.99B$3.98B$5.20B$9.25BDividend Yield3.35%1.79%5.12%3.96%P/E Ratio-9.7036.78137.6117.75Price / Sales1.012.001,206.32144.39Price / Cash3.955.2535.3635.67Price / Book1.292.044.744.93Net Income-$132M-$33.08M$117.93M$225.13M7 Day Performance3.19%-3.76%0.23%0.58%1 Month Performance13.77%3.47%-1.41%3.99%1 Year Performance-36.60%-7.57%31.63%28.18% DENTSPLY SIRONA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.9065 of 5 stars$20.03+2.5%$28.40+41.8%-38.7%$3.98B$3.90B-9.6815,000MMSIMerit Medical Systems4.4912 of 5 stars$102.18-2.1%$103.55+1.3%+48.7%$5.96B$1.26B50.396,950Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpHAEHaemonetics4.8641 of 5 stars$83.12+2.4%$108.78+30.9%-1.2%$4.17B$1.31B33.693,657Analyst RevisionICUIICU Medical3.8771 of 5 stars$159.78+2.6%$173.00+8.3%+85.6%$3.91B$2.26B0.0014,000Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsNEOGNeogen3.7129 of 5 stars$13.33+4.0%$17.50+31.3%-27.6%$2.89B$924.22M0.002,640QDELQuidelOrtho4.4505 of 5 stars$40.41+5.8%$58.83+45.6%-41.7%$2.72B$3.00B0.007,100Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsSTAASTAAR Surgical4.7043 of 5 stars$26.82+6.0%$43.33+61.6%-20.8%$1.32B$322.42M61.571,115Analyst ForecastCERSCerus2.8894 of 5 stars$1.81+1.4%$3.63+100.8%+5.8%$335.21M$156.37M0.00625Positive NewsOSUROraSure Technologies4.4553 of 5 stars$4.07+4.1%$6.67+63.8%-46.3%$303.60M$224.26M27.00638Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsANIKAnika Therapeutics4.1252 of 5 stars$17.69+1.4%$24.50+38.5%-20.6%$259.16M$166.66M0.00357Short Interest ↓UTMDUtah Medical Products2.9766 of 5 stars$63.62-0.3%N/A-20.9%$215.80M$44.08M14.90180Short Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MMSI Competitors HAE Competitors ICUI Competitors NEOG Competitors QDEL Competitors STAA Competitors CERS Competitors OSUR Competitors ANIK Competitors UTMD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:XRAY) was last updated on 12/11/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners⭕ [URGENT] Buy Alert just triggeredMy absolute favorite stock just hit a critical "buy now" trigger price.Behind the Markets | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. 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