BMY vs. JNJ, ABBV, MRK, PFE, ZTS, RPRX, CORT, JAZZ, PRGO, and SUPN
Should you be buying Bristol-Myers Squibb stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bristol-Myers Squibb include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie (ABBV), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Pfizer (PFE), Zoetis (ZTS), Royalty Pharma (RPRX), Corcept Therapeutics (CORT), Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ), Perrigo (PRGO), and Supernus Pharmaceuticals (SUPN). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceuticals" industry.
Bristol-Myers Squibb vs.
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
Johnson & Johnson has higher revenue and earnings than Bristol-Myers Squibb. Johnson & Johnson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bristol-Myers Squibb, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Johnson & Johnson currently has a consensus price target of $170.88, suggesting a potential upside of 11.27%. Bristol-Myers Squibb has a consensus price target of $58.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.24%. Given Bristol-Myers Squibb's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bristol-Myers Squibb is more favorable than Johnson & Johnson.
Johnson & Johnson pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Bristol-Myers Squibb pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Johnson & Johnson pays out 57.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bristol-Myers Squibb pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Johnson & Johnson has increased its dividend for 64 consecutive years and Bristol-Myers Squibb has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years.
Johnson & Johnson has a net margin of 18.20% compared to Bristol-Myers Squibb's net margin of -18.53%. Johnson & Johnson's return on equity of 34.24% beat Bristol-Myers Squibb's return on equity.
In the previous week, Johnson & Johnson had 26 more articles in the media than Bristol-Myers Squibb. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for Johnson & Johnson and 51 mentions for Bristol-Myers Squibb. Bristol-Myers Squibb's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Johnson & Johnson's score of 1.13 indicating that Bristol-Myers Squibb is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Johnson & Johnson received 37 more outperform votes than Bristol-Myers Squibb when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.94% of users gave Bristol-Myers Squibb an outperform vote while only 64.70% of users gave Johnson & Johnson an outperform vote.
69.6% of Johnson & Johnson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Bristol-Myers Squibb shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Johnson & Johnson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Bristol-Myers Squibb shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Johnson & Johnson has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bristol-Myers Squibb has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Johnson & Johnson beats Bristol-Myers Squibb on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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