Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) Competitors

Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) and Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Do analysts recommend COO or BDX?

Cooper Companies presently has a consensus target price of $86.64, indicating a potential upside of 34.70%. Becton, Dickinson and Company has a consensus target price of $213.30, indicating a potential upside of 13.72%. Given Cooper Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cooper Companies is more favorable than Becton, Dickinson and Company.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cooper Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Becton, Dickinson and Company	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Do insiders and institutionals believe in COO or BDX?

24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, COO or BDX?

Cooper Companies has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Becton, Dickinson and Company has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer COO or BDX?

In the previous week, Becton, Dickinson and Company had 13 more articles in the media than Cooper Companies. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Becton, Dickinson and Company and 27 mentions for Cooper Companies. Becton, Dickinson and Company's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Cooper Companies' score of 0.63 indicating that Becton, Dickinson and Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cooper Companies	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Becton, Dickinson and Company	35 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is COO or BDX more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cooper Companies	10.08%	9.82%	6.54%
Becton, Dickinson and Company	7.51%	16.23%	7.46%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, COO or BDX?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cooper Companies	$3.90B	3.28	$392.30M	$2.03	31.68
Becton, Dickinson and Company	$21.39B	2.51	$1.71B	$5.56	33.74

Summary

Becton, Dickinson and Company beats Cooper Companies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.