ZimVie (ZIMV) Competitors

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) and ZimVie (NASDAQ:ZIMV) are both small-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is EYE or ZIMV more profitable?

National Vision has a net margin of -0.75% compared to ZimVie's net margin of -4.39%. ZimVie's return on equity of 6.37% beat National Vision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Vision	-0.75%	3.56%	1.49%
ZimVie	-4.39%	6.37%	3.34%

Does the media favor EYE or ZIMV?

In the previous week, National Vision had 15 more articles in the media than ZimVie. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for National Vision and 1 mentions for ZimVie. ZimVie's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat National Vision's score of 1.02 indicating that ZimVie is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
National Vision	Positive
ZimVie	Very Positive

Do analysts rate EYE or ZIMV?

National Vision currently has a consensus target price of $24.73, suggesting a potential upside of 5.44%. ZimVie has a consensus target price of $17.75, suggesting a potential downside of 5.96%. Given National Vision's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe National Vision is more favorable than ZimVie.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Vision	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
ZimVie	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, EYE or ZIMV?

National Vision has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZimVie has a beta of 2.2, indicating that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EYE or ZIMV?

95.6% of ZimVie shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of National Vision shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of ZimVie shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EYE or ZIMV?

ZimVie has lower revenue, but higher earnings than National Vision. National Vision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZimVie, 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
National Vision	$1.89B	0.99	-$28.50M	-$0.18	-130.29
ZimVie	$449.75M	1.18	-$25.83M	-$0.70	-26.96

Summary

ZimVie beats National Vision on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.