Cooper Companies (COO) Competitors $71.45 +0.58 (+0.82%) Closing price 08/4/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$71.58 +0.13 (+0.18%) As of 08/4/2025 05:21 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. WST, ALGN, MMSI, HAE, ICUI, XRAY, QDEL, NEOG, STAA, and CERSShould 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), Haemonetics (HAE), ICU Medical (ICUI), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), Neogen (NEOG), STAAR Surgical (STAA), and Cerus (CERS). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. Cooper Companies vs. Its Competitors West Pharmaceutical Services Align Technology Merit Medical Systems Haemonetics ICU Medical DENTSPLY SIRONA QuidelOrtho Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) and West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, COO or WST? Cooper Companies has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer COO or WST? In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 4 more articles in the media than West Pharmaceutical Services. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Cooper Companies and 15 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services. West Pharmaceutical Services' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Cooper Companies' score of 0.77 indicating that West Pharmaceutical Services 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive West Pharmaceutical Services 10 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 WST more profitable? West Pharmaceutical Services has a net margin of 16.48% compared to Cooper Companies' net margin of 10.39%. West Pharmaceutical Services' return on equity of 18.43% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cooper Companies10.39% 9.60% 6.35% West Pharmaceutical Services 16.48%18.43%13.67% Do analysts prefer COO or WST? Cooper Companies currently has a consensus price target of $96.73, suggesting a potential upside of 35.38%. West Pharmaceutical Services has a consensus price target of $320.71, suggesting a potential upside of 34.56%. Given Cooper Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cooper Companies is more favorable than West Pharmaceutical Services.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) 2.92West Pharmaceutical Services 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in COO or WST? 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, COO or WST? West Pharmaceutical Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioCooper Companies$3.90B3.67$392.30M$2.0634.68West Pharmaceutical Services$2.89B5.92$492.70M$6.6835.68 SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Cooper Companies on 10 of the 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding COO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$14.17B$15.92B$5.51B$9.35BDividend YieldN/A1.52%4.74%4.15%P/E Ratio34.6817.7329.1424.41Price / Sales3.672.35435.00101.03Price / Cash12.6816.8924.4827.20Price / Book1.763.708.525.77Net Income$392.30M$430.42M$3.24B$264.99M7 Day Performance-3.05%-4.96%0.65%-0.68%1 Month Performance-2.14%-4.90%7.97%7.08%1 Year Performance-21.84%16.17%30.98%23.80% Cooper Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COOCooper Companies3.2491 of 5 stars$71.45+0.8%$96.73+35.4%-23.4%$14.17B$3.90B34.6816,000WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.5801 of 5 stars$238.71-4.2%$320.71+34.4%-20.6%$17.92B$2.89B35.7410,600Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ALGNAlign Technology4.9393 of 5 stars$129.01-36.6%$215.00+66.7%-35.5%$14.76B$4.00B21.7620,945Earnings ReportGap UpHigh Trading VolumeMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.5691 of 5 stars$84.86+2.3%$107.00+26.1%-3.8%$4.90B$1.36B43.087,400Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeHAEHaemonetics4.866 of 5 stars$74.04-2.4%$97.30+31.4%-15.1%$3.64B$1.36B22.373,023Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsICUIICU Medical4.663 of 5 stars$128.41+2.3%$192.67+50.0%+3.3%$3.09B$2.38B-33.5315,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.5891 of 5 stars$14.31-7.5%$19.60+37.0%-43.9%$3.08B$3.79B-3.1514,000Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeQDELQuidelOrtho4.3817 of 5 stars$23.02-5.2%$44.33+92.6%-42.6%$1.64B$2.78B-4.636,600NEOGNeogen3.9773 of 5 stars$4.65-1.1%$7.50+61.3%-71.4%$1.02B$894.66M-0.922,110Trending NewsSTAASTAAR Surgical2.0312 of 5 stars$17.92-1.0%$18.00+0.4%-52.6%$896.42M$313.90M-12.441,211Upcoming EarningsCERSCerus2.6207 of 5 stars$1.28-2.3%$3.50+173.4%-44.6%$250.42M$180.27M-12.80290Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Competitors Align Technology Competitors Merit Medical Systems Competitors Haemonetics Competitors ICU Medical Competitors DENTSPLY SIRONA Competitors QuidelOrtho Competitors Neogen Competitors STAAR Surgical Competitors Cerus 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 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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