This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Longview Acquisition Corp. II (LGV) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock LGV vs. FMS, TMO, ISRG, IDXX, EW, ALC, IQV, DXCM, MTD, and STEShould you be buying Longview Acquisition Corp. II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Longview Acquisition Corp. II include Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (FMS), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), Alcon (ALC), IQVIA (IQV), DexCom (DXCM), Mettler-Toledo International (MTD), and STERIS (STE). These companies are all part of the "med instruments" industry. Longview Acquisition Corp. II vs. Its Competitors Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA Thermo Fisher Scientific Intuitive Surgical IDEXX Laboratories Edwards Lifesciences Alcon IQVIA DexCom Mettler-Toledo International STERIS Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (NYSE:FMS) and Longview Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:LGV) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FMS or LGV? Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA has higher revenue and earnings than Longview Acquisition Corp. II. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA$20.63BN/A$582.08M$1.2220.47Longview Acquisition Corp. IIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FMS or LGV? 8.4% of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.4% of Longview Acquisition Corp. II shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer FMS or LGV? In the previous week, Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA had 2 more articles in the media than Longview Acquisition Corp. II. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA and 0 mentions for Longview Acquisition Corp. II. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Longview Acquisition Corp. II's score of 0.00 indicating that Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA Positive Longview Acquisition Corp. II Neutral Is FMS or LGV more profitable? Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA has a net margin of 3.39% compared to Longview Acquisition Corp. II's net margin of 0.00%. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's return on equity of 6.75% beat Longview Acquisition Corp. II's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA3.39% 6.75% 3.13% Longview Acquisition Corp. II N/A N/A N/A Do analysts recommend FMS or LGV? Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA currently has a consensus price target of $27.80, suggesting a potential upside of 11.33%. Given Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is more favorable than Longview Acquisition Corp. II.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Longview Acquisition Corp. II 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryFresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA beats Longview Acquisition Corp. II on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Longview Acquisition Corp. II News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LGV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LGV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LGV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLongview Acquisition Corp. IIMED INSTRUMENTS IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$6.88B$5.84B$21.58BDividend YieldN/A1.21%5.68%3.49%P/E RatioN/A26.0175.4129.75Price / SalesN/A191.22515.8186.27Price / CashN/A22.1337.5625.00Price / BookN/A5.0012.154.58Net IncomeN/A$176.38M$3.29B$999.94M Longview Acquisition Corp. II Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LGVLongview Acquisition Corp. IIN/A$10.09flatN/AN/A$0.00N/A0.003High Trading VolumeFMSFresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA3.8281 of 5 stars$24.74+1.8%$27.80+12.4%+18.4%$0.00$20.63B20.281,384News CoverageTMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9714 of 5 stars$492.20+0.6%$589.38+19.7%-21.5%$186.01B$42.88B28.47125,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionISRGIntuitive Surgical4.9337 of 5 stars$466.86+2.7%$595.95+27.7%-8.2%$167.36B$8.35B65.1115,638News CoveragePositive NewsIDXXIDEXX Laboratories4.2625 of 5 stars$642.99+0.4%$649.44+1.0%+28.1%$51.44B$3.90B53.5411,000News CoveragePositive NewsEWEdwards Lifesciences4.6344 of 5 stars$80.89-0.1%$85.90+6.2%+13.1%$47.52B$5.44B11.6415,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑ALCAlcon3.7174 of 5 stars$80.11+1.5%$96.06+19.9%-20.5%$39.54B$9.91B37.2625,599IQVIQVIA4.9421 of 5 stars$187.75+2.0%$229.86+22.4%-21.5%$31.91B$15.41B27.1788,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeDXCMDexCom4.9679 of 5 stars$80.51-0.3%$99.89+24.1%+9.7%$31.57B$4.03B55.9110,300Positive NewsMTDMettler-Toledo International4.164 of 5 stars$1,304.65+1.3%$1,311.11+0.5%-9.0%$26.90B$3.87B33.0417,300Positive NewsSTESTERIS4.8715 of 5 stars$245.04+0.7%$273.50+11.6%+2.2%$24.16B$5.46B37.5317,787Positive NewsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. 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