Avanos Medical (AVNS) Competitors

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) and Avanos Medical (NYSE:AVNS) are both medical equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Is EYE or AVNS more profitable?

National Vision has a net margin of -0.75% compared to Avanos Medical's net margin of -66.89%. Avanos Medical's return on equity of 6.16% beat National Vision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Vision	-0.75%	3.56%	1.49%
Avanos Medical	-66.89%	6.16%	4.57%

Do analysts prefer EYE or AVNS?

National Vision currently has a consensus price target of $24.73, suggesting a potential downside of 3.78%. Given National Vision's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe National Vision is more favorable than Avanos Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Vision	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Avanos Medical	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Which has more risk & volatility, EYE or AVNS?

National Vision has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avanos Medical has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer EYE or AVNS?

In the previous week, National Vision had 3 more articles in the media than Avanos Medical. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for National Vision and 3 mentions for Avanos Medical. National Vision's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Avanos Medical's score of 0.00 indicating that National Vision is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Vision	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avanos Medical	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EYE or AVNS?

95.2% of Avanos Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of National Vision shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Avanos Medical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, EYE or AVNS?

National Vision has higher revenue and earnings than Avanos Medical. National Vision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avanos Medical, 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	$1.82B	1.12	-$28.50M	-$0.18	-142.78
Avanos Medical	$687.80M	0.79	-$392.10M	-$10.07	-1.17

Summary

National Vision beats Avanos Medical on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.