BDX vs. COO, HOLX, HSIC, AMN, CAH, DVA, MCK, TMO, ISRG, and BSX
Should you be buying Becton, Dickinson and Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Becton, Dickinson and Company include Cooper Companies (COO), Hologic (HOLX), Henry Schein (HSIC), AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), Cardinal Health (CAH), DaVita (DVA), McKesson (MCK), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), and Boston Scientific (BSX). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.
Becton, Dickinson and Company vs. Its Competitors
Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) and Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment and earnings.
Cooper Companies has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Becton, Dickinson and Company has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Cooper Companies has a net margin of 10.08% compared to Becton, Dickinson and Company's net margin of 7.51%. Becton, Dickinson and Company's return on equity of 16.23% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.
Cooper Companies presently has a consensus price target of $86.64, suggesting a potential upside of 28.56%. Becton, Dickinson and Company has a consensus price target of $211.44, suggesting a potential upside of 9.65%. Given Cooper Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cooper Companies is more favorable than Becton, Dickinson and Company.
24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 34 more articles in the media than Becton, Dickinson and Company. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Cooper Companies and 24 mentions for Becton, Dickinson and Company. Becton, Dickinson and Company's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Cooper Companies' score of 0.62 indicating that Becton, Dickinson and Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Becton, Dickinson and Company has higher revenue and earnings than Cooper Companies. Cooper Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Becton, Dickinson and Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Cooper Companies beats Becton, Dickinson and Company on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:BDX) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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