Avantor (AVTR) Competitors

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) and Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVTR or KEYS?

Keysight Technologies received 287 more outperform votes than Avantor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.39% of users gave Keysight Technologies an outperform vote while only 65.23% of users gave Avantor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avantor	Outperform Votes 197 65.23%	Underperform Votes 105 34.77%
Keysight Technologies	Outperform Votes 484 66.39%	Underperform Votes 245 33.61%

Which has more volatility and risk, AVTR or KEYS?

Avantor has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keysight Technologies has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AVTR or KEYS?

Avantor presently has a consensus target price of $18.88, suggesting a potential upside of 46.60%. Keysight Technologies has a consensus target price of $181.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.02%. Given Avantor's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Avantor is more favorable than Keysight Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avantor	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Keysight Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the media refer more to AVTR or KEYS?

In the previous week, Keysight Technologies had 28 more articles in the media than Avantor. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Keysight Technologies and 14 mentions for Avantor. Avantor's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Keysight Technologies' score of 1.01 indicating that Avantor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avantor	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keysight Technologies	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, AVTR or KEYS?

Avantor has higher revenue and earnings than Keysight Technologies. Avantor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keysight Technologies, 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
Avantor	$6.69B	1.31	$711.50M	$1.04	12.38
Keysight Technologies	$5.02B	5.83	$614M	$3.49	48.55

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AVTR or KEYS?

95.1% of Avantor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Avantor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AVTR or KEYS more profitable?

Keysight Technologies has a net margin of 12.32% compared to Avantor's net margin of 10.49%. Keysight Technologies' return on equity of 19.22% beat Avantor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avantor	10.49%	12.17%	5.38%
Keysight Technologies	12.32%	19.22%	10.52%

Summary

Keysight Technologies beats Avantor on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.