Owens & Minor (OMI) Competitors

McKesson (NYSE:MCK) and Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, MCK or OMI?

McKesson has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Owens & Minor has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MCK or OMI?

In the previous week, McKesson had 27 more articles in the media than Owens & Minor. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for McKesson and 7 mentions for Owens & Minor. McKesson's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Owens & Minor's score of 1.09 indicating that McKesson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McKesson	31 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Owens & Minor	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer MCK or OMI?

McKesson presently has a consensus target price of $686.69, indicating a potential downside of 4.37%. Owens & Minor has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 78.95%. Given Owens & Minor's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Owens & Minor 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)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
Owens & Minor	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MCK or OMI?

McKesson received 722 more outperform votes than Owens & Minor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.28% of users gave McKesson an outperform vote while only 48.04% of users gave Owens & Minor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
McKesson	Outperform Votes 979 74.28%	Underperform Votes 339 25.72%
Owens & Minor	Outperform Votes 257 48.04%	Underperform Votes 278 51.96%

Is MCK or OMI more profitable?

McKesson has a net margin of 0.82% compared to Owens & Minor's net margin of -0.46%. Owens & Minor's return on equity of 14.60% beat McKesson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McKesson	0.82%	-181.26%	5.34%
Owens & Minor	-0.46%	14.60%	2.51%

Which has better earnings and valuation, MCK or OMI?

McKesson has higher revenue and earnings than Owens & Minor. Owens & Minor 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	$3.00B	$25.83	27.80
Owens & Minor	$10.72B	0.05	-$41.30M	-$4.75	-1.47

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

85.1% of McKesson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Owens & Minor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of McKesson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Owens & Minor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

McKesson beats Owens & Minor on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.