Integer (ITGR) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BDSX or ITGR?

21.0% of Biodesix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Integer shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Biodesix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Integer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BDSX or ITGR?

Integer has higher revenue and earnings than Biodesix. Biodesix 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
Biodesix	$71.32M	0.94	-$42.93M	-$0.29	-1.58
Integer	$1.79B	2.09	$119.90M	$2.27	47.15

Do analysts prefer BDSX or ITGR?

Biodesix currently has a consensus target price of $1.75, suggesting a potential upside of 282.93%. Integer has a consensus target price of $140.25, suggesting a potential upside of 31.04%. Given Biodesix's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Biodesix is more favorable than Integer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Biodesix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BDSX or ITGR more profitable?

Integer has a net margin of 4.61% compared to Biodesix's net margin of -53.66%. Integer's return on equity of 12.27% beat Biodesix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Biodesix	-53.66%	-269.67%	-43.94%
Integer	4.61%	12.27%	6.23%

Which has more risk & volatility, BDSX or ITGR?

Biodesix has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integer has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BDSX or ITGR?

In the previous week, Integer had 6 more articles in the media than Biodesix. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Integer and 1 mentions for Biodesix. Biodesix's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Integer's score of 1.59 indicating that Biodesix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Biodesix	Very Positive
Integer	Very Positive

Summary

Integer beats Biodesix on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.