Cooper Companies (COO) Competitors $80.59 +1.76 (+2.23%) Closing price 05/27/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$80.60 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 05/27/2025 04:28 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 Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) and West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability. Does the media favor COO or WST? In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 2 more articles in the media than West Pharmaceutical Services. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Cooper Companies and 34 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat West Pharmaceutical Services' score of 0.34 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 21 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive West Pharmaceutical Services 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, COO or WST? Cooper Companies has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, COO or WST? West Pharmaceutical Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioCooper Companies$3.93B4.10$392.30M$2.0639.12West Pharmaceutical Services$2.90B5.23$492.70M$6.3733.10 Does the MarketBeat Community favor COO or WST? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCooper CompaniesOutperform Votes62666.38% Underperform Votes31733.62% West Pharmaceutical ServicesOutperform Votes27256.20% Underperform Votes21243.80% Do analysts prefer COO or WST? Cooper Companies currently has a consensus price target of $110.25, suggesting a potential upside of 36.80%. West Pharmaceutical Services has a consensus price target of $332.50, suggesting a potential upside of 57.70%. 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 Cooper Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70West Pharmaceutical Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is COO or WST 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 Cooper Companies10.07% 9.38% 6.09% West Pharmaceutical Services 17.03%18.60%13.80% SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Cooper Companies on 11 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$16.12B$10.60B$5.38B$8.50BDividend YieldN/A0.96%5.28%4.17%P/E Ratio41.3334.2527.0119.89Price / Sales4.103.15392.06138.33Price / Cash15.8714.5338.2534.64Price / Book1.992.616.774.56Net Income$392.30M$224.27M$3.22B$248.06M7 Day Performance-1.12%-0.80%0.20%0.37%1 Month Performance-0.37%12.48%8.04%9.64%1 Year Performance-15.07%-22.80%19.45%9.00% Cooper Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COOCooper Companies3.1336 of 5 stars$80.59+2.2%$110.25+36.8%-15.1%$16.12B$3.93B41.3314,000Upcoming EarningsWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.5786 of 5 stars$217.00+0.2%$332.50+53.2%-36.4%$15.59B$2.90B32.4410,700Trending NewsALGNAlign Technology4.8594 of 5 stars$184.84-1.8%$241.25+30.5%-30.2%$13.40B$3.98B32.9523,200Positive NewsGap UpMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.164 of 5 stars$98.10-0.7%$108.67+10.8%+17.8%$5.80B$1.39B48.096,850Positive NewsHAEHaemonetics4.2339 of 5 stars$69.39-1.3%$97.89+41.1%-23.1%$3.49B$1.36B27.322,820Positive NewsICUIICU Medical4.7882 of 5 stars$138.00-2.4%$192.67+39.6%+28.3%$3.40B$2.42B-30.2014,500XRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8037 of 5 stars$16.63-0.4%$20.36+22.5%-40.5%$3.31B$3.72B-8.0315,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap UpQDELQuidelOrtho4.5204 of 5 stars$32.57-2.7%$44.33+36.1%-26.3%$2.20B$2.76B-1.087,000Positive NewsGap DownNEOGNeogen3.3142 of 5 stars$6.40-3.2%$9.00+40.6%-53.6%$1.39B$906.00M-2.922,110Gap DownSTAASTAAR Surgical3.8431 of 5 stars$19.25+0.2%$24.63+27.9%-54.0%$953.38M$279.13M-46.95960News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCERSCerus2.8997 of 5 stars$1.32-0.8%$3.50+165.2%-31.5%$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 5/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Predicts Dollar DownfallREAD THIS VERY CAREFULLY: If you have $100,000 or more saved for retirement, this may make you VERY angry... ...Augusta Precious Metals | SponsoredJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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