Cooper Companies (COO) Competitors $68.60 +1.39 (+2.06%) As of 11:37 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock COO vs. WST, ALGN, MMSI, ICUI, XRAY, HAE, QDEL, STAA, NEOG, and OSURShould you be buying Cooper Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cooper Companies include West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Align Technology (ALGN), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), ICU Medical (ICUI), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), Haemonetics (HAE), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), STAAR Surgical (STAA), Neogen (NEOG), and OraSure Technologies (OSUR). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. Cooper Companies vs. Its Competitors West Pharmaceutical Services Align Technology Merit Medical Systems ICU Medical DENTSPLY SIRONA Haemonetics QuidelOrtho STAAR Surgical Neogen OraSure Technologies West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) and Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Does the media refer more to WST or COO? In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 8 more articles in the media than West Pharmaceutical Services. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Cooper Companies and 26 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services. West Pharmaceutical Services' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Cooper Companies' score of 0.58 indicating that West Pharmaceutical Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment West Pharmaceutical Services 19 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cooper Companies 15 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WST or COO more profitable? West Pharmaceutical Services has a net margin of 16.48% compared to Cooper Companies' net margin of 10.08%. West Pharmaceutical Services' return on equity of 18.43% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets West Pharmaceutical Services16.48% 18.43% 13.67% Cooper Companies 10.08%9.82%6.54% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WST or COO? 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services presently has a consensus price target of $318.56, suggesting a potential upside of 25.69%. Cooper Companies has a consensus price target of $86.64, suggesting a potential upside of 28.70%. Given Cooper Companies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cooper Companies is more favorable than West Pharmaceutical Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score West Pharmaceutical Services 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Cooper Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92 Which has better earnings & valuation, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cooper Companies. Cooper Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than West Pharmaceutical Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWest Pharmaceutical Services$2.89B6.30$492.70M$6.6837.94Cooper Companies$4.05B3.31$392.30M$2.0333.16 Which has more volatility & risk, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cooper Companies has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Cooper Companies on 12 of the 17 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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$13.38B$16.90B$5.78B$10.38BDividend YieldN/A1.58%5.74%4.64%P/E Ratio33.1617.0377.0826.78Price / Sales3.312.40507.10167.11Price / Cash11.5112.9337.1760.63Price / Book1.603.3213.696.40Net Income$392.30M$472.94M$3.29B$271.62M7 Day Performance0.96%-2.31%3.23%3.33%1 Month Performance-9.06%-7.23%8.37%10.15%1 Year Performance-39.41%-5.16%82.31%31.19% Cooper Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COOCooper Companies4.45 of 5 stars$68.61+2.1%$86.64+26.3%-39.2%$13.64B$4.05B33.8016,000Trending NewsBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.9908 of 5 stars$263.51+3.2%$320.71+21.7%-17.5%$18.35B$2.89B39.4510,600Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeALGNAlign Technology4.9356 of 5 stars$135.91+2.2%$215.00+58.2%-47.6%$9.64B$4.00B22.9220,945Positive NewsMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.7788 of 5 stars$90.21+1.6%$107.00+18.6%-14.8%$5.26B$1.36B45.797,400Positive NewsICUIICU Medical4.4628 of 5 stars$135.03+1.1%$181.00+34.0%-24.5%$3.30B$2.37B-88.8315,000Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.9428 of 5 stars$13.94+1.8%$18.64+33.7%-49.8%$2.73B$3.67B-2.9414,000Positive NewsHAEHaemonetics4.9449 of 5 stars$53.54-0.2%$82.50+54.1%-32.3%$2.59B$1.35B16.373,023Positive NewsQDELQuidelOrtho4.2894 of 5 stars$29.94+8.4%$39.20+30.9%-35.7%$1.88B$2.74B-4.586,600Positive NewsSTAASTAAR Surgical2.5556 of 5 stars$28.08+1.5%$20.67-26.4%-13.5%$1.37B$313.90M-14.551,211NEOGNeogen3.2989 of 5 stars$5.74+2.7%$7.50+30.7%-67.1%$1.21B$894.66M-1.142,110High Trading VolumeOSUROraSure Technologies2.213 of 5 stars$3.32+1.8%$3.00-9.6%-23.4%$238.43M$185.83M-4.96840Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 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 OraSure Technologies 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 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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