Cooper Companies (COO) Competitors $80.47 -1.29 (-1.58%) As of 05/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock COO vs. WST, ALGN, MMSI, ICUI, HAE, 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), ICU Medical (ICUI), Haemonetics (HAE), 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 ICU Medical Haemonetics 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, 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. Do institutionals and insiders believe in COO or WST? 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer COO or WST? Cooper Companies received 354 more outperform votes than West Pharmaceutical Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.42% of users gave Cooper Companies an outperform vote while only 56.11% of users gave West Pharmaceutical Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCooper CompaniesOutperform Votes62566.42% Underperform Votes31633.58% West Pharmaceutical ServicesOutperform Votes27156.11% Underperform Votes21243.89% Which has stronger earnings & 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$2.0639.06West Pharmaceutical Services$2.90B5.16$492.70M$6.3732.62 Does the media favor COO or WST? In the previous week, West Pharmaceutical Services had 18 more articles in the media than Cooper Companies. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services and 34 mentions for Cooper Companies. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat West Pharmaceutical Services' score of 0.28 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) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive West Pharmaceutical Services 15 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 30 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate COO or WST? Cooper Companies currently has a consensus target price of $110.25, indicating a potential upside of 37.01%. West Pharmaceutical Services has a consensus target price of $332.50, indicating a potential upside of 60.02%. Given West Pharmaceutical Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 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$16.09B$10.57B$5.21B$8.47BDividend YieldN/A0.96%4.99%4.19%P/E Ratio41.2734.3826.4919.71Price / Sales4.102.90398.79120.61Price / Cash15.8714.5338.3134.62Price / Book1.992.416.684.51Net Income$392.30M$224.27M$3.22B$247.94M7 Day Performance-0.96%6.38%1.07%5.23%1 Month Performance2.17%10.63%5.83%11.44%1 Year Performance-16.14%-19.23%13.69%6.23% Cooper Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COOCooper Companies3.356 of 5 stars$80.47-1.6%$110.25+37.0%-16.1%$16.09B$3.93B41.2714,000News CoveragePositive NewsWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.708 of 5 stars$211.15-0.1%$332.50+57.5%-41.4%$15.17B$2.90B31.5610,700ALGNAlign Technology4.8002 of 5 stars$177.61-1.2%$241.25+35.8%-32.5%$13.00B$3.98B31.6623,200Buyback AnnouncementPositive NewsMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.2881 of 5 stars$93.95-1.8%$107.78+14.7%+17.7%$5.55B$1.39B46.056,850Positive NewsICUIICU Medical4.7995 of 5 stars$136.00-4.0%$162.67+19.6%+29.1%$3.35B$2.38B-29.7614,500Earnings ReportInsider TradeHAEHaemonetics4.0736 of 5 stars$62.59-2.0%$101.22+61.7%-29.9%$3.14B$1.37B24.642,820Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradePositive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.5114 of 5 stars$13.84-1.7%$21.25+53.5%-41.5%$2.76B$3.79B-6.6915,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageQDELQuidelOrtho4.6729 of 5 stars$27.69-4.9%$46.83+69.1%-24.1%$1.87B$2.78B-0.917,000High Trading VolumeNEOGNeogen3.2781 of 5 stars$5.64-1.9%$9.00+59.6%-51.3%$1.22B$906.00M-2.582,110Insider TradeSTAASTAAR Surgical3.7916 of 5 stars$18.98-0.3%$24.25+27.8%-60.1%$940.00M$313.90M-46.29960CERSCerus2.8274 of 5 stars$1.30-3.7%$3.50+169.2%-38.7%$248.51M$180.27M-11.82290 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Competitors Align Technology Competitors Merit Medical Systems Competitors ICU Medical Competitors Haemonetics 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 5/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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