Cooper Companies (COO) Competitors $68.37 -1.38 (-1.98%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$67.26 -1.12 (-1.63%) As of 06:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock COO vs. ALC, WST, ALGN, MMSI, ICUI, XRAY, HAE, QDEL, STAA, and NEOGShould you be buying Cooper Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cooper Companies include Alcon (ALC), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Align Technology (ALGN), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), ICU Medical (ICUI), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), Haemonetics (HAE), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), STAAR Surgical (STAA), and Neogen (NEOG). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Cooper Companies vs. Its Competitors Alcon West Pharmaceutical Services Align Technology Merit Medical Systems ICU Medical DENTSPLY SIRONA Haemonetics QuidelOrtho STAAR Surgical Neogen Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) and Alcon (NYSE:ALC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk. Do analysts recommend COO or ALC? Cooper Companies presently has a consensus target price of $84.75, suggesting a potential upside of 23.96%. Alcon has a consensus target price of $95.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.65%. Given Alcon's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alcon is more favorable than Cooper Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cooper Companies 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Alcon 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 Is COO or ALC more profitable? Alcon has a net margin of 10.70% compared to Cooper Companies' net margin of 10.08%. Cooper Companies' return on equity of 9.82% beat Alcon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cooper Companies10.08% 9.82% 6.54% Alcon 10.70%6.92%4.89% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of COO or ALC? 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Alcon shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Alcon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, COO or ALC? Cooper Companies has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alcon has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, COO or ALC? Alcon has higher revenue and earnings than Cooper Companies. Alcon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cooper Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCooper Companies$4.05B3.36$392.30M$2.0333.68Alcon$9.91B3.58$1.02B$2.1533.49 Does the media favor COO or ALC? In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 1 more articles in the media than Alcon. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cooper Companies and 13 mentions for Alcon. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Alcon's score of 0.06 indicating that Cooper Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cooper Companies 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alcon 1 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryCooper Companies beats Alcon on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cooper Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for COO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart COO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCooper CompaniesMED/DENTAL IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$13.59B$15.41B$6.01B$10.24BDividend YieldN/A1.67%5.66%4.69%P/E Ratio33.6817.4685.3526.57Price / Sales3.362.08583.18179.21Price / Cash12.5713.1138.3262.20Price / Book1.693.0012.726.53Net Income$392.30M$472.95M$3.30B$275.96M7 Day Performance-2.97%-3.53%1.04%-1.40%1 Month Performance1.05%-8.35%7.56%5.16%1 Year Performance-35.68%-13.59%79.68%31.55% Cooper Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COOCooper Companies4.0926 of 5 stars$68.37-2.0%$84.75+24.0%-34.7%$13.59B$4.05B33.6816,000Analyst ForecastALCAlcon3.8118 of 5 stars$75.12+0.0%$95.50+27.1%-22.8%$37.05B$10.03B34.9425,599Analyst ForecastWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.8765 of 5 stars$273.48+0.8%$321.89+17.7%-8.0%$19.52B$2.89B40.9410,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastALGNAlign Technology4.7631 of 5 stars$128.70+0.9%$215.00+67.1%-43.6%$9.24B$4.00B21.7020,945Analyst ForecastGap DownMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.646 of 5 stars$82.46+0.5%$107.50+30.4%-13.7%$4.86B$1.36B41.867,400Analyst ForecastICUIICU Medical4.3481 of 5 stars$120.910.0%$181.00+49.7%-35.8%$2.99B$2.37B-79.5515,000Analyst ForecastXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8254 of 5 stars$12.96+0.1%$18.64+43.8%-50.2%$2.58B$3.67B-2.7314,000Analyst ForecastHAEHaemonetics4.931 of 5 stars$48.83+0.0%$78.78+61.3%-34.2%$2.35B$1.35B14.933,023News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionQDELQuidelOrtho4.249 of 5 stars$31.93+2.2%$39.20+22.8%-34.3%$2.12B$2.74B-4.886,600News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSTAASTAAR Surgical2.9299 of 5 stars$27.42+0.9%$20.67-24.6%-17.0%$1.34B$313.90M-14.211,211Analyst ForecastNEOGNeogen3.3745 of 5 stars$5.80flat$8.33+43.7%-54.3%$1.26B$894.66M-1.152,110Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alcon Competitors West Pharmaceutical Services Competitors Align Technology Competitors Merit Medical Systems Competitors ICU Medical Competitors DENTSPLY SIRONA Competitors Haemonetics Competitors QuidelOrtho Competitors STAAR Surgical Competitors Neogen Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:COO) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy UBER immediatelyBULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyAltcoin ETFs could surge prices (do this now) My "Crypto Bull Run Millionaire Blueprint" breaks down exactl...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredThe best AI stock you aren’t watching (but Elon is)Elon Musk's AI empire is already being built... not in the spotlight, but in the background. 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