McKesson (MCK) Competitors

McKesson (NYSE:MCK) and Hologic (NASDAQ:HOLX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MCK or HOLX?

85.1% of McKesson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Hologic shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of McKesson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Hologic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer MCK or HOLX?

McKesson presently has a consensus price target of $710.17, suggesting a potential downside of 0.10%. Hologic has a consensus price target of $77.33, suggesting a potential upside of 20.80%. Given Hologic's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hologic is more favorable than McKesson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McKesson	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Hologic	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Is MCK or HOLX more profitable?

Hologic has a net margin of 13.83% compared to McKesson's net margin of 0.92%. Hologic's return on equity of 19.71% beat McKesson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McKesson	0.92%	-201.12%	5.83%
Hologic	13.83%	19.71%	10.87%

Which has more volatility and risk, MCK or HOLX?

McKesson has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hologic has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MCK or HOLX?

In the previous week, McKesson had 28 more articles in the media than Hologic. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for McKesson and 16 mentions for Hologic. McKesson's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Hologic's score of 1.04 indicating that McKesson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McKesson	33 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hologic	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MCK or HOLX?

McKesson has higher revenue and earnings than Hologic. Hologic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McKesson, 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
McKesson	$359.05B	0.25	$3.30B	$25.83	27.52
Hologic	$4.03B	3.54	$789.50M	$2.37	27.01

Summary

McKesson and Hologic tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.