Alcon (ALC) Competitors $74.24 +0.17 (+0.22%) Closing price 10/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$74.84 +0.60 (+0.81%) As of 05:45 AM 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ALC vs. COO, DXCM, HCA, THC, UHS, EHC, ENSG, ACHC, BKD, and SEMShould you be buying Alcon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alcon include Cooper Companies (COO), DexCom (DXCM), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Universal Health Services (UHS), Encompass Health (EHC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), and Select Medical (SEM). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Alcon vs. Its Competitors Cooper Companies DexCom HCA Healthcare Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services Encompass Health The Ensign Group Acadia Healthcare Brookdale Senior Living Select Medical Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) and Alcon (NYSE:ALC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, COO or ALC? Cooper Companies has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alcon has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer COO or ALC? Cooper Companies currently has a consensus target price of $84.77, suggesting a potential upside of 23.28%. Alcon has a consensus target price of $93.41, suggesting a potential upside of 25.82%. Given Alcon's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alcon is more favorable than Cooper Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cooper Companies 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61 Is COO or ALC more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 10.70% compared to Cooper Companies' net margin of 10.08%. Cooper Companies' return on equity of 9.82% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cooper Companies10.08% 9.82% 6.54% Alcon 10.70%6.92%4.89% Does the media favor COO or ALC? In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 5 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Cooper Companies and 19 mentions for Alcon. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Alcon's score of 0.56 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 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alcon 6 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in COO or ALC? 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Alcon shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Alcon 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. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, COO or ALC? Alcon has higher revenue and earnings than Cooper Companies. Cooper Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alcon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCooper Companies$3.90B3.51$392.30M$2.0333.87Alcon$9.91B3.69$1.02B$2.1534.53 SummaryCooper Companies and Alcon tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alcon News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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 ALC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlconMED INSTRUMENTS IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$36.54B$7.05B$6.11B$21.89BDividend YieldN/A1.18%5.73%3.62%P/E Ratio34.5326.2685.4030.12Price / Sales3.6927.48599.2066.72Price / Cash13.3321.7037.4624.26Price / Book1.705.2112.444.70Net Income$1.02B$178.09M$3.32B$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.26%-1.83%0.60%0.49%1 Month Performance-4.42%6.30%10.53%1.61%1 Year Performance-22.09%4.63%73.12%13.30% Alcon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALCAlcon3.8899 of 5 stars$74.25+0.2%$93.41+25.8%-23.2%$36.54B$9.91B34.5325,599Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCOOCooper Companies4.1035 of 5 stars$69.30+1.4%$84.77+22.3%-36.7%$13.59B$3.90B34.1416,000Analyst ForecastDXCMDexCom4.9493 of 5 stars$65.20+0.1%$97.42+49.4%-2.5%$25.54B$4.03B45.2810,300Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHCAHCA Healthcare4.7804 of 5 stars$410.71-1.1%$422.31+2.8%+4.8%$97.14B$70.60B17.26316,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTHCTenet Healthcare4.6837 of 5 stars$189.94+0.2%$201.69+6.2%+23.8%$16.75B$20.67B12.1698,000Analyst ForecastUHSUniversal Health Services4.7055 of 5 stars$197.74+0.8%$217.08+9.8%-9.0%$12.48B$15.83B10.4199,000Analyst ForecastEHCEncompass Health4.8435 of 5 stars$121.35-0.7%$139.86+15.2%+28.2%$12.30B$5.37B23.7540,000ENSGThe Ensign Group4.478 of 5 stars$177.01+1.0%$172.67-2.5%+19.3%$10.12B$4.26B32.1339,300News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastACHCAcadia Healthcare4.3404 of 5 stars$24.29+0.1%$35.09+44.5%-56.7%$2.24B$3.15B16.0925,500BKDBrookdale Senior Living1.809 of 5 stars$8.74+1.7%$8.25-5.6%+45.1%$2.01B$3.13B-8.3236,000SEMSelect Medical4.9993 of 5 stars$13.20-0.9%$19.40+47.0%-59.8%$1.65B$5.19B12.4544,100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cooper Companies Competitors DexCom Competitors HCA Healthcare Competitors Tenet Healthcare Competitors Universal Health Services Competitors Encompass Health Competitors The Ensign Group Competitors Acadia Healthcare Competitors Brookdale Senior Living Competitors Select Medical Competitors 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 (NYSE:ALC) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOptions Pro Reveals His #1 Retirement Income TradeIf you can be at your computer between 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on most weekdays, I’ll show you a simple trading ...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredElon’s Out 🚫. 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