Envista (NVST) Competitors

Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) and Envista (NYSE:NVST) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SNN or NVST?

Smith & Nephew received 414 more outperform votes than Envista when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.10% of users gave Smith & Nephew an outperform vote while only 32.71% of users gave Envista an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smith & Nephew	Outperform Votes 449 54.10%	Underperform Votes 381 45.90%
Envista	Outperform Votes 35 32.71%	Underperform Votes 72 67.29%

Is SNN or NVST more profitable?

Smith & Nephew has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Envista's net margin of -44.56%. Envista's return on equity of 3.86% beat Smith & Nephew's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith & Nephew	N/A	N/A	N/A
Envista	-44.56%	3.86%	2.21%

Do analysts recommend SNN or NVST?

Smith & Nephew currently has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.70%. Envista has a consensus price target of $20.08, suggesting a potential upside of 12.92%. Given Envista's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Envista is more favorable than Smith & Nephew.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith & Nephew	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Envista	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Does the media favor SNN or NVST?

In the previous week, Envista had 2 more articles in the media than Smith & Nephew. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Envista and 6 mentions for Smith & Nephew. Smith & Nephew's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Envista's score of 1.13 indicating that Smith & Nephew is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smith & Nephew	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Envista	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SNN or NVST?

25.6% of Smith & Nephew shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Smith & Nephew shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Envista shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, SNN or NVST?

Smith & Nephew has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Envista has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SNN or NVST?

Smith & Nephew has higher revenue and earnings than Envista. Envista is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith & Nephew, 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
Smith & Nephew	$5.81B	2.21	$263M	$2.16	13.60
Envista	$2.50B	1.20	-$1.12B	-$6.53	-2.72

Summary

Smith & Nephew beats Envista on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.