Artivion (AORT) Competitors

Artivion (NYSE:AORT) and Stevanato Group (NYSE:STVN) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is AORT or STVN more profitable?

Stevanato Group has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Artivion's net margin of -4.43%. Stevanato Group's return on equity of 10.34% beat Artivion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artivion	-4.43%	5.70%	2.29%
Stevanato Group	11.73%	10.34%	6.21%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AORT or STVN?

Stevanato Group has higher revenue and earnings than Artivion. Artivion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stevanato Group, 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
Artivion	$388.54M	5.13	-$13.36M	-$0.42	-100.60
Stevanato Group	€1.19B	6.20	€127.45M	€0.54	45.28

Do analysts rate AORT or STVN?

Artivion presently has a consensus target price of $43.97, indicating a potential upside of 4.06%. Given Artivion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Artivion is more favorable than Stevanato Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Artivion	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Stevanato Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AORT or STVN?

86.4% of Artivion shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Artivion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Stevanato Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer AORT or STVN?

In the previous week, Artivion had 8 more articles in the media than Stevanato Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Artivion and 1 mentions for Stevanato Group. Stevanato Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Artivion's score of 0.29 indicating that Stevanato Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Artivion	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Stevanato Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, AORT or STVN?

Artivion has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stevanato Group has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Stevanato Group beats Artivion on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.