Integer (ITGR) Competitors

Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) and Integer (NYSE:ITGR) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BAX or ITGR?

Baxter International received 342 more outperform votes than Integer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.57% of users gave Baxter International an outperform vote while only 63.92% of users gave Integer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baxter International	Outperform Votes 737 65.57%	Underperform Votes 387 34.43%
Integer	Outperform Votes 395 63.92%	Underperform Votes 223 36.08%

Do analysts rate BAX or ITGR?

Baxter International presently has a consensus price target of $37.25, indicating a potential upside of 18.40%. Integer has a consensus price target of $145.56, indicating a potential upside of 19.79%. Given Integer's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Integer is more favorable than Baxter International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baxter International	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has better valuation & earnings, BAX or ITGR?

Integer has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baxter International. Baxter International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Integer, 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
Baxter International	$10.77B	1.50	-$649M	-$1.10	-28.60
Integer	$1.75B	2.43	$90.65M	$2.11	57.59

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BAX or ITGR?

90.2% of Baxter International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Integer shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Baxter International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Integer shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, BAX or ITGR?

Baxter International has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integer has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BAX or ITGR more profitable?

Integer has a net margin of 6.92% compared to Baxter International's net margin of -5.05%. Baxter International's return on equity of 16.67% beat Integer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baxter International	-5.05%	16.67%	4.93%
Integer	6.92%	11.65%	5.89%

Does the media favor BAX or ITGR?

In the previous week, Integer had 4 more articles in the media than Baxter International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Integer and 6 mentions for Baxter International. Integer's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Baxter International's score of 1.11 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baxter International	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Integer	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Integer beats Baxter International on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.