Inspire Medical Systems (INSP) Competitors

Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) and Inspire Medical Systems (NYSE:INSP) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts prefer PEN or INSP?

Penumbra presently has a consensus price target of $300.47, suggesting a potential upside of 13.30%. Inspire Medical Systems has a consensus price target of $165.62, suggesting a potential upside of 77.69%. Given Inspire Medical Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Inspire Medical Systems is more favorable than Penumbra.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Penumbra	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Inspire Medical Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PEN or INSP?

Inspire Medical Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Penumbra. Inspire Medical Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Penumbra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Penumbra	$1.19B	8.66	$14.01M	$3.76	70.53
Inspire Medical Systems	$802.80M	3.43	$53.51M	$1.73	53.88

Does the media prefer PEN or INSP?

In the previous week, Inspire Medical Systems had 9 more articles in the media than Penumbra. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Inspire Medical Systems and 11 mentions for Penumbra. Inspire Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Penumbra's score of 0.92 indicating that Inspire Medical Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Penumbra	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Inspire Medical Systems	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PEN or INSP?

88.9% of Penumbra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Inspire Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Penumbra shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Inspire Medical Systems shares are held by 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.

Is PEN or INSP more profitable?

Penumbra has a net margin of 11.54% compared to Inspire Medical Systems' net margin of 6.17%. Penumbra's return on equity of 11.55% beat Inspire Medical Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Penumbra	11.54%	11.55%	8.76%
Inspire Medical Systems	6.17%	10.38%	8.93%

Which has more risk & volatility, PEN or INSP?

Penumbra has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inspire Medical Systems has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Penumbra beats Inspire Medical Systems on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.