Owens & Minor (OMI) Competitors

Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI) and Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Is OMI or HSIC more profitable?

Henry Schein has a net margin of 3.05% compared to Owens & Minor's net margin of -13.78%. Owens & Minor's return on equity of 26.59% beat Henry Schein's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Owens & Minor	-13.78%	26.59%	2.45%
Henry Schein	3.05%	14.36%	5.52%

Which has more risk & volatility, OMI or HSIC?

Owens & Minor has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henry Schein has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in OMI or HSIC?

98.0% of Owens & Minor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Henry Schein shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Owens & Minor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Henry Schein shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer OMI or HSIC?

Owens & Minor presently has a consensus price target of $7.63, suggesting a potential upside of 39.65%. Henry Schein has a consensus price target of $76.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.23%. Given Owens & Minor's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Owens & Minor is more favorable than Henry Schein.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Owens & Minor	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Henry Schein	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OMI or HSIC?

Henry Schein has higher revenue and earnings than Owens & Minor. Owens & Minor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henry Schein, 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
Owens & Minor	$10.70B	0.04	-$362.69M	-$15.63	-0.35
Henry Schein	$12.67B	0.67	$390M	$3.10	22.44

Does the media favor OMI or HSIC?

In the previous week, Henry Schein had 16 more articles in the media than Owens & Minor. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Henry Schein and 6 mentions for Owens & Minor. Owens & Minor's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Henry Schein's score of 1.00 indicating that Owens & Minor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Owens & Minor	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Henry Schein	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Henry Schein beats Owens & Minor on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.