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MDT vs. DXCM, ISRG, ABT, JNJ, NVST, SYK, TMO, BSX, BDX, and IDXX

Should you be buying Medtronic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Medtronic include DexCom (DXCM), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Envista (NVST), Stryker (SYK), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Boston Scientific (BSX), Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), and IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.

Medtronic vs. Its Competitors

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and DexCom (NASDAQ:DXCM) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Medtronic has higher revenue and earnings than DexCom. Medtronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DexCom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Medtronic$33.54B3.52$4.66B$3.6325.34
DexCom$4.03B7.30$576.20M$1.4452.14

Medtronic presently has a consensus price target of $102.14, suggesting a potential upside of 11.06%. DexCom has a consensus price target of $99.89, suggesting a potential upside of 33.04%. Given DexCom's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DexCom is more favorable than Medtronic.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Medtronic
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
DexCom
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95

In the previous week, Medtronic had 38 more articles in the media than DexCom. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Medtronic and 35 mentions for DexCom. DexCom's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Medtronic's score of 1.12 indicating that DexCom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Medtronic
52 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DexCom
23 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Medtronic has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DexCom has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Medtronic has a net margin of 13.63% compared to DexCom's net margin of 13.29%. DexCom's return on equity of 30.41% beat Medtronic's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Medtronic13.63% 14.56% 7.85%
DexCom 13.29%30.41%10.08%

82.1% of Medtronic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of DexCom shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Medtronic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DexCom 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.

Summary

DexCom beats Medtronic on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MDT vs. The Competition

MetricMedtronicMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$117.98B$10.58B$5.76B$21.28B
Dividend Yield3.08%1.86%3.95%3.52%
P/E Ratio25.3421.6931.3129.35
Price / Sales3.5230.57461.6652.78
Price / Cash11.8924.9437.7623.64
Price / Book2.443.5210.025.39
Net Income$4.66B$210.11M$3.27B$996.59M
7 Day Performance0.93%5.35%3.17%3.12%
1 Month Performance-0.02%11.93%4.36%2.97%
1 Year Performance4.12%-5.91%44.16%12.83%

Medtronic Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MDT
Medtronic
4.9755 of 5 stars
$91.97
-0.1%
$102.14
+11.1%
+3.6%$117.98B$33.54B25.3495,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
DXCM
DexCom
4.9599 of 5 stars
$76.87
-6.6%
$99.89
+30.0%
+5.7%$30.09B$4.03B53.2810,300Positive News
ISRG
Intuitive Surgical
4.8827 of 5 stars
$470.56
-1.2%
$595.95
+26.6%
-2.3%$168.69B$8.35B65.6315,638Positive News
ABT
Abbott Laboratories
4.977 of 5 stars
$132.70
+0.1%
$144.47
+8.9%
+16.2%$230.95B$41.95B16.63114,000Positive News
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
4.8738 of 5 stars
$178.67
-0.3%
$176.29
-1.3%
+8.4%$430.32B$88.82B19.11138,100Positive News
Options Volume
NVST
Envista
3.5955 of 5 stars
$21.29
-2.0%
$20.92
-1.7%
+13.6%$3.53B$2.51B66.3912,300Positive News
SYK
Stryker
4.8106 of 5 stars
$390.16
-1.0%
$430.10
+10.2%
+9.7%$149.16B$23.82B51.6853,000Positive News
Insider Trade
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific
4.9458 of 5 stars
$489.95
-2.0%
$593.00
+21.0%
-20.0%$185.01B$42.88B28.34125,000Positive News
Insider Trade
BSX
Boston Scientific
4.7237 of 5 stars
$105.77
-0.4%
$117.50
+11.1%
+32.7%$156.69B$18.49B62.9453,000Positive News
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
4.6362 of 5 stars
$194.44
-2.6%
$211.44
+8.7%
-17.8%$55.68B$20.18B34.9474,000Positive News
IDXX
IDEXX Laboratories
4.2631 of 5 stars
$643.66
-0.3%
$649.44
+0.9%
+32.8%$51.49B$3.90B53.5911,000Positive News
Insider Trade

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