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BSX vs. ALGN, HOLX, HQY, MMSI, AMN, DVA, ECL, HCA, ITGR, and MDT

Should you be buying Boston Scientific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Boston Scientific include Align Technology (ALGN), Hologic (HOLX), HealthEquity (HQY), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), DaVita (DVA), Ecolab (ECL), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Integer (ITGR), and Medtronic (MDT).

Boston Scientific vs. Its Competitors

Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) and Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Boston Scientific has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Align Technology has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Boston Scientific presently has a consensus target price of $118.04, suggesting a potential upside of 18.34%. Align Technology has a consensus target price of $215.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.05%. Given Align Technology's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Align Technology is more favorable than Boston Scientific.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Boston Scientific
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.08
Align Technology
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

89.1% of Boston Scientific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Align Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Boston Scientific shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Align Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Boston Scientific had 37 more articles in the media than Align Technology. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Boston Scientific and 21 mentions for Align Technology. Align Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Boston Scientific's score of 1.16 indicating that Align Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Boston Scientific
39 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Align Technology
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Boston Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than Align Technology. Align Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Scientific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Boston Scientific$16.75B8.83$1.85B$1.6859.38
Align Technology$4.00B2.38$421.36M$5.9322.10

Boston Scientific has a net margin of 13.55% compared to Align Technology's net margin of 11.04%. Boston Scientific's return on equity of 19.21% beat Align Technology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Boston Scientific13.55% 19.21% 10.62%
Align Technology 11.04%13.36%8.32%

Summary

Boston Scientific beats Align Technology on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BSX vs. The Competition

MetricBoston ScientificMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$152.19B$10.74B$5.80B$21.49B
Dividend YieldN/A1.86%5.72%3.50%
P/E Ratio59.3820.5675.1329.84
Price / Sales8.8329.77508.3268.89
Price / Cash28.1425.0025.8118.13
Price / Book6.683.4313.714.65
Net Income$1.85B$210.63M$3.29B$999.94M
7 Day Performance-7.77%-1.46%0.07%1.08%
1 Month Performance-3.30%1.65%4.57%4.53%
1 Year Performance19.45%-11.43%78.24%14.39%

Boston Scientific Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BSX
Boston Scientific
4.8269 of 5 stars
$99.75
-2.9%
$118.04
+18.3%
+19.7%$152.19B$16.75B59.3853,000Positive News
ALGN
Align Technology
4.9453 of 5 stars
$136.86
-1.6%
$215.00
+57.1%
-46.2%$9.92B$4.00B23.0820,945Positive News
HOLX
Hologic
4.9117 of 5 stars
$66.54
-0.3%
$78.00
+17.2%
-21.4%$14.80B$4.03B27.617,063Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
HQY
HealthEquity
4.3738 of 5 stars
$93.06
+1.7%
$119.77
+28.7%
+18.9%$8.02B$1.20B56.403,120Positive News
MMSI
Merit Medical Systems
4.7686 of 5 stars
$92.25
-0.8%
$107.00
+16.0%
-13.8%$5.46B$1.36B46.837,400Positive News
AMN
AMN Healthcare Services
4.6387 of 5 stars
$20.97
+0.6%
$28.25
+34.7%
-61.4%$803.61M$2.98B-2.702,968Positive News
Short Interest ↓
DVA
DaVita
4.6487 of 5 stars
$134.44
-2.5%
$164.00
+22.0%
-19.9%$9.61B$12.82B13.2276,000Analyst Upgrade
ECL
Ecolab
4.9341 of 5 stars
$275.21
+0.6%
$292.00
+6.1%
+8.0%$78.06B$15.74B36.7448,000Positive News
HCA
HCA Healthcare
4.5692 of 5 stars
$417.95
-0.7%
$401.83
-3.9%
+2.2%$97.80B$70.60B17.57316,000Positive News
ITGR
Integer
4.0808 of 5 stars
$106.01
-0.9%
$140.25
+32.3%
-21.0%$3.71B$1.72B46.7011,000Positive News
MDT
Medtronic
4.9509 of 5 stars
$92.91
+0.0%
$102.14
+9.9%
+3.9%$119.17B$33.54B25.5995,000Positive News

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