Cooper Companies (COO) Competitors $78.83 -0.47 (-0.59%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.82 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 05/23/2025 06:54 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. West Pharmaceutical Services Align Technology Merit Medical Systems Haemonetics ICU Medical DENTSPLY SIRONA QuidelOrtho Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) and Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends. Is WST or COO more profitable? West Pharmaceutical Services has a net margin of 17.03% compared to Cooper Companies' net margin of 10.07%. West Pharmaceutical Services' return on equity of 18.60% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets West Pharmaceutical Services17.03% 18.60% 13.80% Cooper Companies 10.07%9.38%6.09% Do analysts prefer WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services currently has a consensus price target of $332.50, suggesting a potential upside of 61.67%. Cooper Companies has a consensus price target of $110.25, suggesting a potential upside of 39.86%. Given West Pharmaceutical Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe West Pharmaceutical Services is more favorable than Cooper Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score West Pharmaceutical Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Cooper Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Which has more volatility and risk, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cooper Companies has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer WST or COO? In the previous week, West Pharmaceutical Services had 7 more articles in the media than Cooper Companies. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services and 36 mentions for Cooper Companies. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat West Pharmaceutical Services' score of 0.40 indicating that Cooper Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment West Pharmaceutical Services 12 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 23 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cooper Companies 22 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WST or COO? 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WST or COO? Cooper Companies received 354 more outperform votes than West Pharmaceutical Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.38% of users gave Cooper Companies an outperform vote while only 56.20% of users gave West Pharmaceutical Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWest Pharmaceutical ServicesOutperform Votes27256.20% Underperform Votes21243.80% Cooper CompaniesOutperform Votes62666.38% Underperform Votes31733.62% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cooper Companies. West Pharmaceutical Services 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 RatioWest Pharmaceutical Services$2.90B5.10$492.70M$6.3732.29Cooper Companies$3.93B4.01$392.30M$2.0638.27 SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Cooper Companies on 12 of the 19 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 CompaniesOphthalmic goods IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$15.76B$10.52B$5.34B$8.31BDividend YieldN/A0.96%5.27%4.11%P/E Ratio40.4333.9326.9819.60Price / Sales4.013.11398.81135.59Price / Cash15.8714.5338.3234.64Price / Book1.952.576.774.50Net Income$392.30M$224.27M$3.24B$248.60M7 Day Performance-4.93%0.81%0.27%-0.89%1 Month Performance-2.55%10.83%5.90%7.41%1 Year Performance-16.92%-24.09%18.83%8.56% Cooper Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COOCooper Companies3.1178 of 5 stars$78.83-0.6%$110.25+39.9%-16.9%$15.76B$3.93B40.4314,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.5454 of 5 stars$217.00+0.2%$332.50+53.2%-38.0%$15.59B$2.90B32.4410,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastALGNAlign Technology4.8104 of 5 stars$184.84-1.8%$241.25+30.5%-33.2%$13.40B$3.98B32.9523,200News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.1252 of 5 stars$98.10-0.7%$108.67+10.8%+16.4%$5.80B$1.39B48.096,850News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHAEHaemonetics4.3005 of 5 stars$69.39-1.3%$97.89+41.1%-25.2%$3.49B$1.36B27.322,820Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastICUIICU Medical4.7588 of 5 stars$138.00-2.4%$192.67+39.6%+26.9%$3.40B$2.42B-30.2014,500Insider TradeXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.9792 of 5 stars$16.63-0.4%$20.36+22.5%-43.7%$3.31B$3.72B-8.0315,000Positive NewsGap DownQDELQuidelOrtho4.4782 of 5 stars$32.57-2.7%$44.33+36.1%-29.9%$2.20B$2.76B-1.087,000Positive NewsNEOGNeogen3.2719 of 5 stars$6.40-3.2%$9.00+40.6%-54.3%$1.39B$906.00M-2.922,110Positive NewsGap DownSTAASTAAR Surgical3.9559 of 5 stars$19.25+0.2%$24.63+27.9%-54.6%$953.38M$279.13M-46.95960Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementCERSCerus2.8364 of 5 stars$1.32-0.8%$3.50+165.2%-32.1%$252.33M$185.14M-12.00290Positive NewsGap Down 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 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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