ITGR vs. BAX, HOLX, MASI, GMED, TFX, ATEC, ATRC, IART, OFIX, and SRDX
Should you be buying Integer stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Integer include Baxter International (BAX), Hologic (HOLX), Masimo (MASI), Globus Medical (GMED), Teleflex (TFX), Alphatec (ATEC), AtriCure (ATRC), Integra LifeSciences (IART), Orthofix Medical (OFIX), and Surmodics (SRDX). These companies are all part of the "health care equipment" industry.
Integer vs.
Integer (NYSE:ITGR) and Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Integer had 6 more articles in the media than Baxter International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Integer and 7 mentions for Baxter International. Baxter International's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Integer's score of 0.63 indicating that Baxter International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Integer currently has a consensus price target of $145.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.83%. Baxter International has a consensus price target of $37.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.69%. Given Baxter International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Baxter International is more favorable than Integer.
Integer has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
99.3% of Integer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Integer shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by 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.
Baxter International received 341 more outperform votes than Integer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.57% of users gave Baxter International an outperform vote while only 63.97% of users gave Integer an outperform vote.
Integer has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baxter International has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Integer beats Baxter International on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ITGR) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
