GMED vs. STE, PODD, BAX, HOLX, MASI, TFX, ITGR, ATEC, ATRC, and IART
Should you be buying Globus Medical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Globus Medical include STERIS (STE), Insulet (PODD), Baxter International (BAX), Hologic (HOLX), Masimo (MASI), Teleflex (TFX), Integer (ITGR), Alphatec (ATEC), AtriCure (ATRC), and Integra LifeSciences (IART). These companies are all part of the "health care equipment" industry.
Globus Medical vs. Its Competitors
STERIS (NYSE:STE) and Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
94.7% of STERIS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of Globus Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of STERIS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of Globus Medical shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, STERIS had 14 more articles in the media than Globus Medical. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for STERIS and 8 mentions for Globus Medical. STERIS's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Globus Medical's score of 0.27 indicating that STERIS is being referred to more favorably in the media.
STERIS currently has a consensus target price of $263.83, suggesting a potential upside of 9.61%. Globus Medical has a consensus target price of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.57%. Given Globus Medical's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Globus Medical is more favorable than STERIS.
STERIS has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globus Medical has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
STERIS has a net margin of 8.66% compared to Globus Medical's net margin of 4.09%. STERIS's return on equity of 13.91% beat Globus Medical's return on equity.
STERIS has higher revenue and earnings than Globus Medical. STERIS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globus Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Globus Medical received 231 more outperform votes than STERIS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.21% of users gave Globus Medical an outperform vote while only 59.38% of users gave STERIS an outperform vote.
Summary
STERIS beats Globus Medical on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:GMED) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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