Mirion Technologies (MIR) Competitors

Mirion Technologies (NYSE:MIR) and Fortive (NYSE:FTV) are both measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MIR or FTV?

Fortive has higher revenue and earnings than Mirion Technologies. Mirion Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortive, 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
Mirion Technologies	$870.20M	5.54	-$36.10M	-$0.06	-346.37
Fortive	$6.23B	2.85	$832.90M	$2.28	22.88

Does the media prefer MIR or FTV?

In the previous week, Fortive had 10 more articles in the media than Mirion Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Fortive and 7 mentions for Mirion Technologies. Mirion Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Fortive's score of 0.85 indicating that Mirion Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mirion Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fortive	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MIR or FTV?

78.5% of Mirion Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Fortive shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Mirion Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Fortive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate MIR or FTV?

Mirion Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.05%. Fortive has a consensus target price of $73.67, indicating a potential upside of 41.19%. Given Fortive's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fortive is more favorable than Mirion Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mirion Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Fortive	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, MIR or FTV?

Mirion Technologies has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortive has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MIR or FTV more profitable?

Fortive has a net margin of 12.90% compared to Mirion Technologies' net margin of -1.16%. Fortive's return on equity of 13.19% beat Mirion Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mirion Technologies	-1.16%	6.07%	3.60%
Fortive	12.90%	13.19%	7.95%

Summary

Fortive beats Mirion Technologies on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.