3M (NYSE:MMM) Vs. SYK, BDX, BSX, BAX, DXCM, RMD, PODD, TFX, ABMD, and PEN
Should you be buying 3M stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 3M include Stryker (SYK), Becton, Dickinson and (BDX), Boston Scientific (BSX), Baxter International (BAX), DexCom (DXCM), ResMed (RMD), Insulet (PODD), Teleflex (TFX), Abiomed (ABMD), and Penumbra (PEN). These companies are all part of the "industrial conglomerates" industry.These companies are all part of the "surgical & medical instruments" industry.
3M vs.
3M (NYSE:MMM) and Becton, Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings and risk.
3M pays an annual dividend of $5.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Becton, Dickinson and pays an annual dividend of $3.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. 3M pays out 58.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Becton, Dickinson and pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
3M has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Becton, Dickinson and has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Becton, Dickinson and had 6 more articles in the media than 3M. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Becton, Dickinson and and 4 mentions for 3M. Becton, Dickinson and's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat 3M's score of 0.07 indicating that Becton, Dickinson and is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
3M received 320 more outperform votes than Becton, Dickinson and when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.18% of users gave 3M an outperform vote while only 63.03% of users gave Becton, Dickinson and an outperform vote.
66.2% of 3M shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Becton, Dickinson and shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of 3M shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Becton, Dickinson and shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
3M has a net margin of 16.90% compared to Becton, Dickinson and's net margin of 10.22%. 3M's return on equity of 42.80% beat Becton, Dickinson and's return on equity.
3M presently has a consensus target price of $188.54, suggesting a potential upside of 9.11%. Becton, Dickinson and has a consensus target price of $272.43, suggesting a potential upside of 4.80%. Given 3M's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe 3M is more favorable than Becton, Dickinson and.
3M has higher revenue and earnings than Becton, Dickinson and. 3M is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Becton, Dickinson and, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
3M beats Becton, Dickinson and on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MMM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
3M (NYSE:MMM) vs. Its Competitors
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